diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index fa186de..5a82d42 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,16 +35,12 @@ services:
       - "${TIMETRACKER_EXTERNAL_PORT}:${TIMETRACKER_INTERNAL_PORT}"
       - "${DENDRON_NOTES_EXTERNAL_PORT}:${DENDRON_NOTES_INTERNAL_PORT}"
       - "${SNIBOX_EXTERNAL_PORT}:${SNIBOX_CADDY_INTERNAL_PORT}"
-      - "${SEARXNG_EXTERNAL_PORT}:${SEARXNG_INTERNAL_PORT}"
     user: ${PUID}
     volumes:
       - "${DOCKER_STORAGE_PATH}/caddy/config:/etc/caddy/"
       - "/www/notes:/srv/notes"
       - "timetracker-static:/srv/timetracker"
       - "snibox-static:/srv/snibox"
-    environment:
-      - SEARXNG_HOSTNAME=${SEARXNG_HOSTNAME:-http://localhost:80}
-      - SEARXNG_TLS=${LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL:-internal}
     networks:
       - public
       - caddy
@@ -624,12 +620,14 @@ services:
     container_name: searxng
     image: searxng/searxng:latest
     networks:
-      - caddy
+      - public
       - redis
+    ports:
+      - "${SEARXNG_EXTERNAL_PORT}:${SEARXNG_INTERNAL_PORT}"
     volumes:
       - "${DOCKER_STORAGE_PATH}/searxng:/etc/searxng:rw"
     environment:
-      - SEARXNG_BASE_URL=https://${SEARXNG_HOSTNAME:-localhost}/
+      - SEARXNG_BASE_URL=https://search.${DOMAIN}/
     cap_drop:
       - ALL
     cap_add:
diff --git a/searxng.env b/searxng.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 711555c..0000000
--- a/searxng.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-SEARXNG_HOSTNAME=search.$DOMAIN
\ No newline at end of file