[GH-ISSUE #453] [QUESTION] Does whoogle really need to be run as root? #295

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opened 2026-02-25 20:35:21 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments
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Originally created by @astier on GitHub (Oct 7, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/453

Hi. First of all great program. I see that in whoogle.service root is set as the user. Does whoogle really need root-privileges? Searx for example creates a new searx-user with limited privileges. Running as root just doesn't seem very secure.

Originally created by @astier on GitHub (Oct 7, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/453 Hi. First of all great program. I see that in `whoogle.service` root is set as the user. Does whoogle really need root-privileges? Searx for example creates a new searx-user with limited privileges. Running as root just doesn't seem very secure.
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@Albonycal commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2021):

nope, I don't think whoogle needs root privileges

<!-- gh-comment-id:939227313 --> @Albonycal commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2021): nope, I don't think whoogle needs root privileges
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@benbusby commented on GitHub (Oct 11, 2021):

Updated

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