[GH-ISSUE #225] [BUG] <brief bug description> #158

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opened 2026-02-25 20:35:03 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @Rekulous on GitHub (Mar 17, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/225

Whoogle is telling me that unusual traffic is coming from my PC (I'm using a VPN) and I'm not getting a captcha to fix this. I am using Docker and this just started happening to me now.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Go to 'Whoogle from Docker using a VPN"
Search up something random
See error

My Deployment method was using Docker.

Version of Whoogle Search
Latest build from GitHub I think, I'm not so sure.

OS: Windows 10
Browser: Brave
Version: Latest

Additional context
I was using Whoogle but then re-installed it.

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Originally created by @Rekulous on GitHub (Mar 17, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/225 Whoogle is telling me that unusual traffic is coming from my PC (I'm using a VPN) and I'm not getting a captcha to fix this. I am using Docker and this just started happening to me now. Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Go to 'Whoogle from Docker using a VPN" 2. Search up something random 3. See error My Deployment method was using Docker. **Version of Whoogle Search** Latest build from GitHub I think, I'm not so sure. - OS: Windows 10 - Browser: Brave - Version: Latest **Additional context** I was using Whoogle but then re-installed it. Screenshot: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/79665689/111553377-a467bb00-875a-11eb-9ea3-71ca28a67d95.png)

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2021):

the IP your VPN is using is most likely blacklisted, so google's ratelimiting/blocking requests from it. this isn't a bug, this is just google being shit.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2021): the IP your VPN is using is most likely blacklisted, so google's ratelimiting/blocking requests from it. this isn't a bug, this is just google being shit.

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2021):

Yeah, Google has gotten pretty aggressive with blocking VPNs lately it seems. Unfortunately the only foreseeable solution will be either #211 (which will mostly apply to publicly deployed instances) or deploying to an external server with lower traffic. The Heroku deployments seem to generally do pretty well with avoiding captchas, same with Repl.it, and I've had good luck with Whoogle instances running on Digital Ocean servers.

Alternatively if your VPN provider allows it, you could try selecting a lower traffic server, since these occasionally are able to fly under the radar a bit better. Not ideal, but there's not a lot of other options.

@benbusby commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2021): Yeah, Google has gotten pretty aggressive with blocking VPNs lately it seems. Unfortunately the only foreseeable solution will be either #211 (which will mostly apply to publicly deployed instances) or deploying to an external server with lower traffic. The Heroku deployments seem to generally do pretty well with avoiding captchas, same with Repl.it, and I've had good luck with Whoogle instances running on Digital Ocean servers. Alternatively if your VPN provider allows it, you could try selecting a lower traffic server, since these occasionally are able to fly under the radar a bit better. Not ideal, but there's not a lot of other options.