diff --git a/deploy-searxng.sh b/deploy-searxng.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Deploy SearXNG custom theme to searx.bocken.org
+# CSS is hosted on bocken.org, template override on the SearXNG server
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./deploy-searxng.sh          Deploy custom theme
+#   ./deploy-searxng.sh reset    Restore original SearXNG base.html and remove custom CSS
+
+CSS_SRC=static/other/searxng.css
+CSS_DEST=/var/www/static/css/searxng.css
+
+TMPL_SRC=static/other/searxng_base.html
+TMPL_DEST=/var/lib/searxng/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+TMPL_BACKUP="${TMPL_DEST}.orig"
+
+if [ "$1" = "reset" ]; then
+  echo "Resetting SearXNG to original theme..."
+  ssh root@bocken.org "
+    if [ -f '$TMPL_BACKUP' ]; then
+      mv '$TMPL_BACKUP' '$TMPL_DEST'
+      chown searxng:searxng '$TMPL_DEST'
+    else
+      echo 'No backup found at $TMPL_BACKUP — nothing to restore'
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    rm -f '$CSS_DEST'
+    systemctl restart uwsgi@emperor
+  "
+  echo "Done. Original theme restored."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Back up original base.html if no backup exists yet
+ssh root@bocken.org "
+  if [ ! -f '$TMPL_BACKUP' ]; then
+    cp '$TMPL_DEST' '$TMPL_BACKUP'
+    echo 'Backed up original base.html'
+  fi
+"
+
+# Deploy CSS to bocken.org static hosting
+ssh root@bocken.org "mkdir -p /var/www/static/css"
+rsync -av "$CSS_SRC" "root@bocken.org:$CSS_DEST"
+
+# Deploy custom base.html template to SearXNG server
+rsync -av "$TMPL_SRC" "root@bocken.org:$TMPL_DEST"
+ssh root@bocken.org "chown searxng:searxng '$TMPL_DEST'"
+
+# Restart SearXNG to pick up template changes
+ssh root@bocken.org "systemctl restart uwsgi@emperor"
+
+echo "Done. Check https://searx.bocken.org"
+echo "To restore original: ./deploy-searxng.sh reset"
diff --git a/static/other/searxng.css b/static/other/searxng.css
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+/*
+  SearXNG custom theme for searx.bocken.org
+  Overrides SearXNG's native CSS variables with Nord palette
+  Deployed via deploy-searxng.sh
+*/
+
+/* ============================================
+   LIGHT MODE — cream white base
+   ============================================ */
+:root {
+  --color-base-font: #2a2a2a;
+  --color-base-font-rgb: 42, 42, 42;
+  --color-base-background: #f8f6f1;
+  --color-base-background-mobile: #efecea;
+  --color-url-font: #5E81AC;
+  --color-url-visited-font: #B48EAD;
+  --color-header-background: #f8f6f1;
+  --color-header-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-footer-background: #f8f6f1;
+  --color-footer-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-sidebar-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-sidebar-font: #2a2a2a;
+  --color-sidebar-background: #efecea;
+  --color-backtotop-font: #555;
+  --color-backtotop-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-backtotop-background: #efecea;
+  --color-btn-background: #5E81AC;
+  --color-btn-font: #fff;
+  --color-show-btn-background: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-show-btn-font: #2a2a2a;
+  --color-search-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-search-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
+  --color-search-background: #efecea;
+  --color-search-font: #2a2a2a;
+  --color-search-background-hover: #5E81AC;
+  --color-error: #BF616A;
+  --color-error-background: #f5e1e3;
+  --color-warning: #EBCB8B;
+  --color-warning-background: #faf5e1;
+  --color-success: #A3BE8C;
+  --color-success-background: #e8f2e1;
+  --color-categories-item-selected-font: #5E81AC;
+  --color-categories-item-border-selected: #5E81AC;
+  --color-autocomplete-font: #2a2a2a;
+  --color-autocomplete-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-autocomplete-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
+  --color-autocomplete-background: #efecea;
+  --color-autocomplete-background-hover: #e8e5e1;
+  --color-answer-font: #2a2a2a;
+  --color-answer-background: #efecea;
+  --color-result-keyvalue-col-table: #f8f6f1;
+  --color-result-keyvalue-odd: #f8f6f1;
+  --color-result-keyvalue-even: #efecea;
+  --color-result-background: #efecea;
+  --color-result-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-result-url-font: #555;
+  --color-result-vim-selected: #e8e5e1cc;
+  --color-result-vim-arrow: #5E81AC;
+  --color-result-description-highlight-font: #2a2a2a;
+  --color-result-link-font: #5E81AC;
+  --color-result-link-font-highlight: #5E81AC;
+  --color-result-link-visited-font: #B48EAD;
+  --color-result-publishdate-font: #777;
+  --color-result-engines-font: #777;
+  --color-result-search-url-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-result-search-url-font: #555;
+  --color-result-image-span-font: #555;
+  --color-result-image-span-font-selected: #fff;
+  --color-result-image-background: #efecea;
+  --color-settings-tr-hover: #e8e5e1;
+  --color-settings-engine-description-font: #777;
+  --color-settings-table-group-background: rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
+  --color-result-detail-font: #fff;
+  --color-result-detail-label-font: #D8DEE9;
+  --color-result-detail-background: #2E3440;
+  --color-result-detail-hr: #4C566A;
+  --color-result-detail-link: #88C0D0;
+  --color-result-detail-loader-border: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
+  --color-result-detail-loader-borderleft: transparent;
+  --color-toolkit-badge-font: #fff;
+  --color-toolkit-badge-background: #4C566A;
+  --color-toolkit-kbd-font: #fff;
+  --color-toolkit-kbd-background: #2E3440;
+  --color-toolkit-dialog-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-toolkit-dialog-background: #f8f6f1;
+  --color-toolkit-tabs-label-border: #f8f6f1;
+  --color-toolkit-tabs-section-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-toolkit-select-background: #e8e5e1;
+  --color-toolkit-select-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-toolkit-select-background-hover: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-toolkit-input-text-font: #2a2a2a;
+  --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-off-background: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-on-background: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-on-mark-background: #5E81AC;
+  --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-on-mark-color: #fff;
+  --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-off-mark-background: #aaa;
+  --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-off-mark-color: #fff;
+  --color-toolkit-checkbox-label-background: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-toolkit-checkbox-label-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-toolkit-checkbox-input-border: #5E81AC;
+  --color-toolkit-engine-tooltip-border: #dfdcd8;
+  --color-toolkit-engine-tooltip-background: #f8f6f1;
+  --color-toolkit-loader-border: rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+  --color-toolkit-loader-borderleft: transparent;
+  --color-doc-code: #2E3440;
+  --color-doc-code-background: #e8e5e1;
+  --color-bar-chart-primary: #5E81AC;
+  --color-bar-chart-secondary: #D08770;
+  --color-image-resolution-background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+  --color-image-resolution-font: #fff;
+  --color-loading-indicator: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
+  --color-loading-indicator-gap: #f8f6f1;
+  --color-line-number: #4C566A;
+  --color-favicon-background-color: #e8e5e1;
+  --color-favicon-border-color: #dfdcd8;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   DARK MODE — true black base
+   ============================================ */
+@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+  :root.theme-auto {
+    --color-base-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-base-font-rgb: 229, 229, 229;
+    --color-base-background: #000;
+    --color-base-background-mobile: #000;
+    --color-url-font: #88C0D0;
+    --color-url-visited-font: #c89fb6;
+    --color-header-background: #000;
+    --color-header-border: #222;
+    --color-footer-background: #000;
+    --color-footer-border: #222;
+    --color-sidebar-border: #333;
+    --color-sidebar-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-sidebar-background: #1a1a1a;
+    --color-backtotop-font: #aaa;
+    --color-backtotop-border: #333;
+    --color-backtotop-background: #1a1a1a;
+    --color-btn-background: #88C0D0;
+    --color-btn-font: #000;
+    --color-show-btn-background: #333;
+    --color-show-btn-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-search-border: #333;
+    --color-search-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+    --color-search-background: #1a1a1a;
+    --color-search-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-search-background-hover: #88C0D0;
+    --color-error: #BF616A;
+    --color-error-background: #2a0f0f;
+    --color-warning: #EBCB8B;
+    --color-warning-background: #2a2008;
+    --color-success: #A3BE8C;
+    --color-success-background: #0e2a0a;
+    --color-categories-item-selected-font: #88C0D0;
+    --color-categories-item-border-selected: #88C0D0;
+    --color-autocomplete-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-autocomplete-border: #333;
+    --color-autocomplete-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+    --color-autocomplete-background: #1a1a1a;
+    --color-autocomplete-background-hover: #111;
+    --color-answer-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-answer-background: #1a1a1a;
+    --color-result-keyvalue-col-table: #111;
+    --color-result-keyvalue-odd: #111;
+    --color-result-keyvalue-even: #1a1a1a;
+    --color-result-background: #1a1a1a;
+    --color-result-border: #222;
+    --color-result-url-font: #888;
+    --color-result-vim-selected: #111c;
+    --color-result-vim-arrow: #88C0D0;
+    --color-result-description-highlight-font: #fff;
+    --color-result-link-font: #88C0D0;
+    --color-result-link-font-highlight: #88C0D0;
+    --color-result-link-visited-font: #c89fb6;
+    --color-result-publishdate-font: #888;
+    --color-result-engines-font: #888;
+    --color-result-search-url-border: #333;
+    --color-result-search-url-font: #aaa;
+    --color-result-image-span-font: #aaa;
+    --color-result-image-span-font-selected: #fff;
+    --color-result-image-background: #1a1a1a;
+    --color-settings-tr-hover: #222;
+    --color-settings-engine-description-font: #888;
+    --color-settings-table-group-background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
+    --color-result-detail-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-result-detail-label-font: #aaa;
+    --color-result-detail-background: #111;
+    --color-result-detail-hr: #333;
+    --color-result-detail-link: #88C0D0;
+    --color-result-detail-loader-border: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
+    --color-result-detail-loader-borderleft: transparent;
+    --color-toolkit-badge-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-toolkit-badge-background: #4C566A;
+    --color-toolkit-kbd-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-toolkit-kbd-background: #000;
+    --color-toolkit-dialog-border: #333;
+    --color-toolkit-dialog-background: #111;
+    --color-toolkit-tabs-label-border: #111;
+    --color-toolkit-tabs-section-border: #333;
+    --color-toolkit-select-background: #222;
+    --color-toolkit-select-border: #333;
+    --color-toolkit-select-background-hover: #333;
+    --color-toolkit-input-text-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-off-background: #333;
+    --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-on-background: #333;
+    --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-on-mark-background: #88C0D0;
+    --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-on-mark-color: #000;
+    --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-off-mark-background: #555;
+    --color-toolkit-checkbox-onoff-off-mark-color: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-toolkit-checkbox-label-background: #333;
+    --color-toolkit-checkbox-label-border: #333;
+    --color-toolkit-checkbox-input-border: #88C0D0;
+    --color-toolkit-engine-tooltip-border: #333;
+    --color-toolkit-engine-tooltip-background: #111;
+    --color-toolkit-loader-border: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+    --color-toolkit-loader-borderleft: transparent;
+    --color-doc-code: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-doc-code-background: #1a1a1a;
+    --color-bar-chart-primary: #88C0D0;
+    --color-bar-chart-secondary: #D08770;
+    --color-image-resolution-background: rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
+    --color-image-resolution-font: #e5e5e5;
+    --color-loading-indicator: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
+    --color-loading-indicator-gap: #000;
+    --color-line-number: #4C566A;
+    --color-favicon-background-color: #222;
+    --color-favicon-border-color: #333;
+  }
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   FONT
+   ============================================ */
+* {
+  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif !important;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   INDEX PAGE — LOGO
+   Replace SearXNG logo with Bocken logo
+   ============================================ */
+.index .title {
+  background-image: url("https://bocken.org/static/css/logos/logo_text_smart.svg") !important;
+}
+
+/* Results page logo */
+#search_logo svg,
+#search_logo img {
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
+#search_logo span {
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
+#search_logo::after {
+  content: "";
+  display: block;
+  width: 100px;
+  height: 30px;
+  background: url("https://bocken.org/static/css/logos/logo_full_light.svg") no-repeat center / contain;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
+  #search_logo::after {
+    background-image: url("https://bocken.org/static/css/logos/logo_full_dark.svg");
+  }
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   SCROLLBAR
+   ============================================ */
+* {
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--color-header-border) var(--color-base-background);
+}
diff --git a/static/other/searxng_base.html b/static/other/searxng_base.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html class="no-js theme-{{ preferences.get_value('simple_style') or 'auto' }} center-alignment-{{ preferences.get_value('center_alignment') and 'yes' or 'no' }}" lang="{{ locale_rfc5646 }}" {% if rtl %} dir="rtl"{% endif %}>
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="endpoint" content="{{ endpoint }}">
+  <meta name="description" content="SearXNG — a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine">
+  <meta name="keywords" content="SearXNG, search, search engine, metasearch, meta search">
+  <meta name="generator" content="searxng/{{ searx_version }}">
+  <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
+  <meta name="robots" content="noarchive">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <title>{% block title %}{% endblock %}{{ instance_name }}</title>
+  <script type="module" src="{{ url_for('static', filename='sxng-core.min.js') }}" client_settings="{{ client_settings
+}}"></script>
+  {% block meta %}{% endblock %}
+  {% if rtl %}
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='sxng-rtl.min.css') }}" type="text/css" media="screen">
+  {% else %}
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='sxng-ltr.min.css') }}" type="text/css" media="screen">
+  {% endif %}
+  {% if get_setting('server.limiter') or get_setting('server.public_instance') %}
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('client_token', token=link_token) }}" type="text/css">
+  {% endif %}
+  <!-- bocken.org custom theme -->
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://bocken.org/static/css/searxng.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
+  {% block head %}
+  <link title="{{ instance_name }}" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" rel="search" href="{{ opensearch_url }}">
+  {% endblock %}
+  <link rel="icon" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/favicon.png') }}" sizes="any">
+
+  <link rel="icon" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/favicon.svg') }}" type="image/svg+xml">
+  <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/favicon.png') }}">
+</head>
+<body class="{{ endpoint }}_endpoint" >
+  <main id="main_{{  self._TemplateReference__context.name|replace("simple/", "")|replace(".html", "") }}" class="{{body_class}}">
+    {% if errors %}
+        <div class="dialog-error" role="alert">
+            <a href="#" class="close" aria-label="close" title="close">×</a>
+            <ul>
+            {% for message in errors %}
+                <li>{{ message }}</li>
+            {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <nav id="links_on_top">
+      {%- from 'simple/icons.html' import icon_big -%}
+      {%- block linkto_about -%}
+        <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}" class="link_on_top_about">{{ icon_big('information-circle') }}<span>{{ _('About') }}</span></a>
+      {%- endblock -%}
+      {%- block linkto_donate -%}
+        {%- if donation_url -%}
+        <a href="{{ donation_url }}" class="link_on_top_donate">{{ icon_big('heart') }}<span>{{ _('Donate') }}</span></a>
+        {%- endif -%}
+      {%- endblock -%}
+      {%- block linkto_preferences -%}
+        {%- if request.args.get('preferences') -%}
+          <a href="{{ url_for('preferences') }}?preferences={{ request.args.get('preferences') }}&preferences_preview_only=true" class="link_on_top_preferences">{{ icon_big('settings') }}<span>{{ _('Preferences') }}</span></a>
+        {%- else -%}
+          <a href="{{ url_for('preferences') }}" class="link_on_top_preferences">{{ icon_big('settings') }}<span>{{ _('Preferences') }}</span></a>
+        {%- endif -%}
+      {%- endblock -%}
+    </nav>
+    {% block header %}
+    {% endblock %}
+    {% block content %}
+    {% endblock %}
+  </main>
+  <footer>
+    <p>
+
+    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}">SearXNG</a> - {{ searx_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine') }}<br>
+        <a href="{{ searx_git_url }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a>
+        | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.issue_url') }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a>
+        {% if enable_metrics %}| <a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">{{ _('Engine stats') }}</a>{% endif %}
+        {% if get_setting('brand.public_instances') %}
+        | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.public_instances') }}">{{ _('Public instances') }}</a>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% if get_setting('general.privacypolicy_url') %}
+        | <a href="{{ get_setting('general.privacypolicy_url') }}">{{ _('Privacy policy') }}</a>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% if get_setting('general.contact_url') %}
+        | <a href="{{ get_setting('general.contact_url') }}">{{ _('Contact instance maintainer') }}</a>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% for title, link in get_setting('brand.custom.links').items() %}
+        | <a href="{{ link }}">{{ _(title) }}</a>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </p>
+  </footer>
+</body>
+</html>