[GH-ISSUE #992] [QUESTION] How to redirect to self-hosted alternatives? #614

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opened 2026-02-25 20:36:09 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

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Originally created by @usersink on GitHub (Apr 26, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/992

Is there any way to replace/update the farside.link alts so that they point to self-hosted services ie your own instance of invidious, rather than publicly available ones?

Originally created by @usersink on GitHub (Apr 26, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/992 Is there any way to replace/update the farside.link alts so that they point to self-hosted services ie your _own_ instance of invidious, rather than publicly available ones?

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2023):

Under this section of the README are a set of WHOOGLE_ALT_%s environment variables that you can set to redirect to whatever instance you want.

@benbusby commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2023): Under [this section of the README](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#environment-variables) are a set of `WHOOGLE_ALT_%s` environment variables that you can set to redirect to whatever instance you want.

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@usersink commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2023):

Thanks for getting back to me, and for a great app!

If I replace the farside link with ANY value, the container won't launch. I'm using Portainer and keep getting this error:

"Failed to deploy a stack: Container whoogle Recreate Error response from daemon: invalid mount path: 'WHOOGLE_ALT_YT=example.com' mount path must be absolute"

I'm not sure what that means in the context of a link.

@usersink commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2023): Thanks for getting back to me, and for a great app! If I replace the farside link with ANY value, the container won't launch. I'm using Portainer and keep getting this error: "Failed to deploy a stack: Container whoogle Recreate Error response from daemon: invalid mount path: 'WHOOGLE_ALT_YT=example.com' mount path must be absolute" I'm not sure what that means in the context of a link.

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (May 1, 2023):

That sounds like it might be an issue with the command used for launching the container, not the environment variable itself. Does your WHOOGLE_ALT_YT=example.com come after a --mount or --volume flag by chance? It seems like as the command is being parsed, it's looking for a mount location, and is finding an environment variable instead.

@benbusby commented on GitHub (May 1, 2023): That sounds like it might be an issue with the command used for launching the container, not the environment variable itself. Does your `WHOOGLE_ALT_YT=example.com` come after a `--mount` or `--volume` flag by chance? It seems like as the command is being parsed, it's looking for a mount location, and is finding an environment variable instead.

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@usersink commented on GitHub (May 1, 2023):

Translation: I hadn't uncommented the environment line :hangs-head-in-shame:

Thank you sooo much for taking the time, and for your patience!

@usersink commented on GitHub (May 1, 2023): Translation: I hadn't uncommented the environment line :hangs-head-in-shame: Thank you sooo much for taking the time, and for your patience!

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (May 1, 2023):

No problem!

@benbusby commented on GitHub (May 1, 2023): No problem!