Where Does Whoogle Store Config?
Where self hosted Whoogle keeps config on Linux servers. Exact folders are covered below. More below.
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Whoogle is metasearch with file config. Your engines live in its config file. Searches proxy through without history.
Same config file means same instance anywhere Whoogle runs. Exact file names are stable across late releases. Keep full backups before upgrading. For moves, copy the config file. Partial setups miss block lists that filtering depends on. Check the in app storage readout when sizes look wrong on different releases. When in doubt, verify paths inside the app before trusting a remembered folder.
Where Whoogle Search stores this, by platform
/var/lib/whoogle (config, no history kept)
Engines live in the Whoogle config file. Copy it for moves. No history is kept by design. Match releases before importing old formats.
Frequently asked questions
How do I migrate Whoogle to a new server?
Back up the Whoogle config file with services stopped, then install the same release on the new server before restore. Engines follow the config. Mixed releases can refuse old formats, so match versions first. Keep API keys separate from shared copies.
Does Whoogle keep search history?
No. Whoogle proxies Google without keeping search history by design. The server holds config plus theme cache. Reinstalls reset settings but never touch a history that was never kept. Treat the config file itself as the backup.
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