"The simple soap search"

GronnFalk is an open-source, privacy-focused metasearch engine built for a simple and independent search experience.

Search Engines crawled by GronnFalk

SearXNG

4get

DuckDuckGo

Brave

Google

Instances

Make your own GronnFalk Instance at: Gronnfalk Instances

Install

Installation Guide

Run GronnFalk with Docker

Run your own GronnFalk instance using Docker.

Requirements

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• The GronnFalk repository

Installation

Clone the GronnFalk repository:

git clone https://github.com/LiamProsser77/gronnfalk.git
cd gronnfalk

Build and start GronnFalk:

docker compose up -d --build

Once Docker finishes, open:

http://localhost:8080

Your own GronnFalk instance should now be running.

Stop GronnFalk

docker compose down

Update GronnFalk

git pull
docker compose up -d --build

Docker Files

• Dockerfile — Builds the GronnFalk Docker image.
• docker-compose.yml — Runs the GronnFalk container.
• .dockerignore — Excludes unnecessary files from the image.

Deploy

Deploy Guide

Deploy with Railway

Deploy your own GronnFalk instance with Railway.

1. Open Railway.
2. Select Deploy from GitHub repo.
3. Choose GronnFalk.
4. Click Deploy.

Railway will automatically use the included Dockerfile.

Deploy with Render

Deploy your own GronnFalk instance to Render directly from GitHub.

Requirements

• A GitHub account
• A Render account

Installation

1. Click the Deploy to Render button above.
2. Sign in to Render with your GitHub account.
3. Review the GronnFalk deployment settings.
4. Click Apply or Deploy.
5. Wait for Render to build and start your GronnFalk instance.

Once deployment is complete, Render will provide you with a URL for your own GronnFalk instance.

Render Files

• render.yaml — Configures the GronnFalk Render deployment.

About GronnFalk

GronnFalk was founded on August 14, 2026, from an unexpected source of inspiration: a bar of soap.

A unique texture inside the soap closely resembled the shape of what would eventually become the GronnFalk logo. That small coincidence sparked the idea behind the project and marked the beginning of GronnFalk.

Since then, GronnFalk has grown into a privacy-focused search engine built around simplicity, privacy, and open development.

The project is developed publicly on GitHub, where the community can explore the code, report issues, suggest ideas, and contribute.

A search engine born from an unlikely inspiration.

Community

Need help or want to connect? Join the GronnFalk community:

Matrix

What GronnFalk is not

• GronnFalk is not a fork of SearXNG
• GronnFalk does not track its users
• GronnFalk does not have its own index, GronnFalk is a metasearch engine

Pronunciation

GronnFalk

English: /ˈɡrɒn.fɔːlk/ — GRON-fawk
Norwegian: /ˈɡrʊn.fɑlk/ — GROON-falk

Simple pronunciation: GRON-falk

The name GronnFalk was inspired by Norwegian-style naming, giving the project its distinctive sound and character. In English it means Green Falcon.

Screenshots

Why GronnFalk?

You should use GronnFalk because the other metasearches make you pay for your own domain, hosting costs money, but on GronnFalk make your own free instance on Render or Railway with a piece of mind. Trust me I am a big fan of SearXNG, Whoogle, and 4get but it costs money to make your own domain.

JSON

To see JSON and crawl GronnFalk go to this page: JSON API

License

GronnFalk is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, For more see here.