Noctis by Aster — v0.2.0
This update adds image search, a much improved installer, and proper hosting documentation so it's easier to get Noctis running the way you want.
The image search pulls from your SearXNG instance if you have one set up, and falls back to DuckDuckGo if not. Results show up in a grid on the same page just switch between the Web and Images tabs after any search.
What's new:
- Image search with a responsive thumbnail grid → uses SearXNG if configured, DuckDuckGo otherwise
- Web / Images tab switcher on the results page
- Installer now pulls from GitHub releases instead of raw git → so you always get code that's been intentionally tagged, not just whatever was last committed
- Running the installer on an existing install now automatically restarts the service so the update actually takes effect
- New deploy guide covering both Cloudflare Tunnel (public, your own domain) and Tailscale (private, your own devices) → see
deploy/README.md
Self-host it:
bash <(curl -fsSL https://astersworld.xyz/install.sh)
Run it again on an existing install to update to this release.
Support the project
Noctis is free and open-source and I plan to keep it that way. If it's been useful to you and you want to help keep it going, I accept Bitcoin:
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Sharing it with someone who might find it useful means just as much. Thanks for checking it out.