🧠 NerdCrawler ---[DEPRECIATED}---- still works, will always work, but is not longer receiving updates :(

NerdCrawler is a fully self-hosted search engine built entirely from scratch — including both the frontend and backend. No external APIs, no third-party engines — just raw crawling power.

Visit the live demo: https://ap.projectkryptos.xyz Uptime: Kuma Uptime Monitor

🚀 Features

• 🌐 Self-hosted backend using Python Flask
• ⚛️ Frontend built with React and TailwindCSS
• 🧭 Custom crawler indexing real websites
• 🗃️ Database support coming in a future update
• 🎨 Modern UI with support for theming

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Tech
Frontend	React, TailwindCSS, Vite
Backend	Flask (Python)
Crawler	Custom Python-based system
Hosting	Fully self-hosted

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⚙️ Getting Started

To run NerdCrawler locally, you’ll need to:

1. Clone the repository
2. Set up your environment
3. Create a config.py file (see the example included)
4. Start the Flask server and React frontend with app.py

The Crawler can be run with main.py

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📁 config.py Example

Make sure you create your own config.py file in the backend directory. Use the included example as a reference for necessary fields like API keys, port numbers, or crawler settings.

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🧪 Status

Version 1 is up and running and actively being improved!
Expect bugs, layout changes, and big feature drops.

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🤝 Contributing

While this project is currently solo-developed, contributors and testers are always welcome. Feel free to fork the repo or drop suggestions in issues!

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