diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 2541545ec..8c85248d2 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ services:
       retries: 5
 
   searxng:
-    image: searxng/searxng:2024.12.23
+    image: searxng/searxng:2026.3.13-3c1f68c59
     volumes:
       - ./searxng:/etc/searxng
     environment:
diff --git a/docker/scripts/install.ps1 b/docker/scripts/install.ps1
index 5f41ef7d6..b7004bae2 100644
--- a/docker/scripts/install.ps1
+++ b/docker/scripts/install.ps1
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Write-Step "Downloading SurfSense files"
 Write-Info "Installation directory: $InstallDir"
 
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$InstallDir\scripts" -Force | Out-Null
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$InstallDir\searxng" -Force | Out-Null
 
 $Files = @(
     @{ Src = "docker/docker-compose.yml";                Dest = "docker-compose.yml" }
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ $Files = @(
     @{ Src = "docker/postgresql.conf";                   Dest = "postgresql.conf" }
     @{ Src = "docker/scripts/init-electric-user.sh";     Dest = "scripts/init-electric-user.sh" }
     @{ Src = "docker/scripts/migrate-database.ps1";      Dest = "scripts/migrate-database.ps1" }
+    @{ Src = "docker/searxng/settings.yml";              Dest = "searxng/settings.yml" }
+    @{ Src = "docker/searxng/limiter.toml";              Dest = "searxng/limiter.toml" }
 )
 
 foreach ($f in $Files) {
diff --git a/docker/scripts/install.sh b/docker/scripts/install.sh
index eb6aeb83d..7a68a9bd1 100644
--- a/docker/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/docker/scripts/install.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ wait_for_pg() {
 step "Downloading SurfSense files"
 info "Installation directory: ${INSTALL_DIR}"
 mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}/scripts"
+mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}/searxng"
 
 FILES=(
     "docker/docker-compose.yml:docker-compose.yml"
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ FILES=(
     "docker/postgresql.conf:postgresql.conf"
     "docker/scripts/init-electric-user.sh:scripts/init-electric-user.sh"
     "docker/scripts/migrate-database.sh:scripts/migrate-database.sh"
+    "docker/searxng/settings.yml:searxng/settings.yml"
+    "docker/searxng/limiter.toml:searxng/limiter.toml"
 )
 
 for entry in "${FILES[@]}"; do