diff --git a/searxng/etc/searxng/limiter.toml b/searxng/etc/searxng/limiter.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f48603c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searxng/etc/searxng/limiter.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This configuration file updates the default configuration file
+# See https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/searx/limiter.toml
+
+[botdetection.ip_limit]
+# activate advanced bot protection
+# enable this when running the instance for a public usage on the internet
+link_token = false
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diff --git a/searxng/etc/searxng/settings.yml b/searxng/etc/searxng/settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68f5b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searxng/etc/searxng/settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# see https://docs.searxng.org/admin/settings/settings.html#settings-use-default-settings
+use_default_settings: true
+server:
+  # base_url is defined in the SEARXNG_BASE_URL environment variable, see .env and docker-compose.yml
+  secret_key: "ultrasecretkey"  # change this!
+  limiter: false  # enable this when running the instance for a public usage on the internet
+  image_proxy: true
+redis:
+  url: redis://redis:6379/0
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diff --git a/searxng/searxng.stack.yml b/searxng/searxng.stack.yml
index f3d408e..814cbfb 100644
--- a/searxng/searxng.stack.yml
+++ b/searxng/searxng.stack.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ services:
     networks:
       - searxng
     volumes:
-      - ${Volumes_PATH}/etc-searxng:/etc/searxng
+      - ./searxng:/etc/searxng:rw
+      - ${Volumes_PATH}/searxng-data:/var/cache/searxng:rw
 
 networks:
   searxng: 
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