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lnx

Fast, fault-tolerant search engine built on Tantivy

Search Engines ★ 1.5k stars Medium setup MIT

lnx is an open-source search engine server built on top of the Tantivy library that exposes a simple REST API for indexing and querying documents. It aims to be a fast, easy-to-deploy alternative for full-text search.

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Key features

  • Built on Tantivy
  • Simple REST API
  • Fast full-text search
  • Typo-tolerant queries

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.5k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Rust

Is lnx secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for lnx's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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