Noctis by Aster — v0.2.1

This update fixes image search for publicly hosted instances of Noctis. If you were getting no results or errors on the Images tab after deploying, this should sort it out.

Image search now runs exclusively through your SearXNG instance — the DuckDuckGo fallback has been removed. If SEARXNG_URL isn't set, you'll get a clear error instead of a silent failure. Thumbnails also had a hotlink protection issue that's now fixed.

What's new:

• Image search no longer silently fails — returns a proper error if SEARXNG_URL is not configured
• Removed DuckDuckGo image fallback — SearXNG is now the sole image search backend
• Fixed thumbnail loading on public/cloud deployments via referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
• Active tab (Web / Images) now has a subtle background highlight so it's clearer which one you're on

Self-host it:

bash <(curl -fsSL https://astersworld.xyz/install.sh)

Run it again on an existing install to update to this release.

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