Now, more than ever, people are giving up on mainstream search engines and looking for alternatives. Most alternatives, though, have a simple problem: they still rely on the mainstream indexes.
I wanted a search engine that:
- relies on an independent index
- is self-hostable
- focuses on personal websites
And so, I made Clew. While I’ve come a long way, there’s still a ton of work to be done, and on this blog I’m going to share that journey with you.
Recent Updates
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The current way that result ranking works in Clew is very different from what I want.
blog.clew.se/posts/im-losing-faith-in-bm25/ -
In which we launch the insanity that is this development blog for Clew.
blog.clew.se/posts/welcome-to-the-madness/