searchxng-project/archive/legacy-context-2026-03-13/OPERATIONS.md

Operations Runbook

Common commands

• SethSearch service status:
  • ssh pve173 "pct exec 620 -- systemctl status sethsearch --no-pager"
• SethSearch logs:
  • ssh pve173 "pct exec 620 -- journalctl -u sethsearch -n 100 --no-pager"
• SearXNG service status:
  • ssh pve173 "pct exec 119 -- systemctl status searxng --no-pager"
• SearXNG logs:
  • ssh pve173 "pct exec 119 -- journalctl -u searxng -n 100 --no-pager"

Verify behavior

• General search endpoint:
  • curl -s "https://sethsearch.sethpc.xyz/search?q=home&source=general&limit=5"
• Sethflix endpoint:
  • curl -s "https://sethsearch.sethpc.xyz/search?q=always%20sunny&source=sethflix&limit=5"
• Stats:
  • curl -s "https://sethsearch.sethpc.xyz/stats"

Config touchpoints

• SethSearch config: /opt/sethsearch/config.json
• SethSearch code: /opt/sethsearch/sethsearch.py
• SearXNG config: /etc/searxng/settings.yml
• Caddy config: /etc/caddy/Caddyfile

Change protocol

1. Edit SethSearch code/config.
2. Restart SethSearch and verify /health and /stats.
3. Edit SearXNG engines (if needed).
4. Restart SearXNG and verify /config engine list.
5. Validate top query use-cases.