# Cannot save the preferences for searx

**URL:** <https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/cannot-save-the-preferences-for-searx/569>\
**Category:** Hardware Owners Support\
**Created:** [December 15, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/cannot-save-the-preferences-for-searx/569 "2019-12-15T14:41:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wromey](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b38774/32.png) [@wromey](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/wromey)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/cannot-save-the-preferences-for-searx/569/1 "2019-12-15T14:41:56Z")

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I use searx from the newest version of freedombox. It works well, but I cannot save the peferences. I change the search and interface language to german and save them, but when I start searx the next time, it uses English again.

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**Author:** ![njoseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/njoseph/32/17_2.png) [@njoseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/njoseph)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/cannot-save-the-preferences-for-searx/569/2 "2019-12-16T16:59:02Z")

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Searx has two ways of saving preferences:

1. By setting cookies in the browser
2. Using a URL with preferences set as query parameters. This is shown in a text box at the bottom in the Preferences page.

You should either allow Searx to set cookies on your browser or use the generated URL.