[question] recommendations for an invidious setup

[return42]

I open this issue to exchange invidious experience / not to say I have zero experience :-)

In the SearXNG default setup we have ..

searxng/searx/settings.yml

Lines 778 to 785 in 81453a0

	- name: invidious
	engine: invidious
	base_url:
	- https://invidious.tube/
	- https://invidious.snopyta.org/
	shortcut: iv
	timeout: 5.0
	disabled: true

• My experience is, that a timeout of 5 sec is not need, I got fast response >1sec on my instance.
• Do you recommend different base_url .. is your recommendation related to the continent where the instance is hosted or to the location where the majority of your users are from?

Do you redirect (replace hostname / further see) youtube links to invidious?

searxng/searx/settings.yml

Lines 177 to 179 in 81453a0

	# hostname_replace:
	# '(.*\.)?youtube\.com$': 'invidious.example.com'
	# '(.*\.)?youtu\.be$': 'invidious.example.com'

Do you miss any feature in our invidious engine or do you have suggestion for improvements?

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Here are my /etc/searxng/settings.yml settings (EDIT no longer needed, already added to the sources 10c9b97):

  - name: invidious
    engine: invidious
    # Instances will be selected randomly, see https://api.invidious.io/ for
    # instances that are stable (good uptime) and close to you.
    base_url:
      - https://invidious.snopyta.org
      - https://vid.puffyan.us
      - https://invidious.kavin.rocks
      - https://invidio.xamh.de
      - https://inv.riverside.rocks
    shortcut: iv
    timeout: 3.0
    disabled: true

The instances are used randomly, but all results (incl. yahoo) are redirected to an instance in DE where the majority of my users is located:

hostname_replace:
  '(.*\.)?youtube\.com$': 'invidio.xamh.de'
  '(.*\.)?youtube-nocookie\.com$': 'invidio.xamh.de'
  '(.*\.)?invidious\.snopyta\.org$': 'invidio.xamh.de'
  '(.*\.)?vid\.puffyan\.us': 'invidio.xamh.de'
  '(.*\.)?invidious\.kavin\.rocks$': 'invidio.xamh.de'
  '(.*\.)?inv\.riverside\.rocks$': 'invidio.xamh.de'

[return42]

@unixfox do you have any suggestions for us?

[unixfox]

I don't really replace the hostname, but that's a good idea I should do on my instance!
About which instance to add in the base_url, it's difficult to say, I would recommend using an instance that is stable (good uptime) and close to you.

The 5 seconds can be useful when the default instance is overloaded for a short moment and takes time to reply.

I've nothing to really add.

[unixfox]

Safe to close now that the questions has been answered?

[return42]

I think it is better placed somewhere in the discussions .. I don't know how to move it there.

[unixfox]

If you have the right access there is a button on the right side under "participants".

[return42]

🤦 .. thanks!