From 6ba3442ac42da3a72c0781fe5263052ff7cec820 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lia Lenckowski Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:19:23 +0200 Subject: add readme --- README.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..99a092b --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# fastbangs +This project functions as a meta search engine, resolving shortcuts to other search engines we call "bangs" (which work the same as the bangs from duckduckgo). When no bang is given, the user will be redirected to a default search engine, which is configurable by each user. This evaluation is done on the client; the server doesn't ever see your search query. +The server keeps its own list of bangs, initialized with those from duckduckgo. Users are thus able to submit their own bangs on the website, which need to be approved by an administrator before coming into effect for all users. + +There is a public instance running at [search.metamuffin.org](https://search.metamuffin.org), running on a server in germany. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2