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Update instructions for Firefox 89+ 

Also adds steps to take for allowing searches using Firefox Containers

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1. [Set Primary Search Engine](#set-whoogle-as-your-primary-search-engine)
2. [Prevent Downtime (Heroku Only)](#prevent-downtime-heroku-only)
3. [Manual HTTPS Enforcement](#https-enforcement)
4. [Using with Firefox Containers](#using-with-firefox-containers)
7. [Contributing](#contributing)
8. [FAQ](#faq)
9. [Public Instances](#public-instances)
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Browser settings:
- Firefox (Desktop)
- Navigate to your app's url, and click the 3 dot menu in the address bar. At the bottom, there should be an option to "Add Search Engine". Once you've clicked this, open your Firefox Preferences menu, click "Search" in the left menu, and use the available dropdown to select "Whoogle" from the list.
- Version 89+
- Navigate to your app's url, right click the address bar, and select "Add Search Engine".
- Previous versions
- Navigate to your app's url, and click the 3 dot menu in the address bar. At the bottom, there should be an option to "Add Search Engine".
- Once you've added the new search engine, open your Firefox Preferences menu, click "Search" in the left menu, and use the available dropdown to select "Whoogle" from the list.
- **Note**: If your Whoogle instance uses Firefox Containers, you'll need to [go through the steps here](#using-with-firefox-containers) to get it working properly.
- Firefox (iOS)
- In the mobile app Settings page, tap "Search" within the "General" section. There should be an option titled "Add Search Engine" to select. It should prompt you to enter a title and search query url - use the following elements to fill out the form:
- Title: "Whoogle"
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- Pip/Pipx: Add the `--https-only` flag to the end of the `whoogle-search` command
- Default `run` script: Modify the script locally to include the `--https-only` flag at the end of the python run command
### Using with Firefox Containers
Unfortunately, Firefox Containers do not currently pass through `POST` requests (the default) to the engine, and Firefox caches the opensearch template on initial page load. To get around this, you can take the following steps to get it working as expected:
1. Remove any existing Whoogle search engines from Firefox settings
2. Enable `GET Requests Only` in Whoogle config
3. Clear Firefox cache
4. Restart Firefox
5. Navigate to Whoogle instance and [re-add the engine](#set-whoogle-as-your-primary-search-engine)
## Contributing
Under the hood, Whoogle is a basic Flask app with the following structure: