# Self-host overhaul: v1.5.0

A reworked self-hosting guide, Kubernetes examples, proxy support, SearXNG search and a production Docker image, plus Deep Research alpha and llms.txt.

- Published: February 20, 2025

![v1.5.0 Release](/images/changelog/feb20.webp)

### Self-Host Fixes

* **Reworked Guide:** The `SELF_HOST.md` and `docker-compose.yaml` have been updated for clarity and compatibility
* **Kubernetes Improvements:** Updated self-hosted Kubernetes deployment examples for compatibility and consistency (#1177)
* **Self-Host Fixes:** Numerous fixes aimed at improving self-host performance and stability (#1207)
* **Proxy Support:** Added proxy support tailored for self-hosted environments (#1212)
* **Playwright Integration:** Added fixes and continuous integration for the Playwright microservice (#1210)
* **Search Endpoint Upgrade:** Added SearXNG support for the `/search` endpoint (#1193)

### Core Fixes & Enhancements

* **Crawl Status Fixes:** Fixed various race conditions in the crawl status endpoint (#1184)
* **Timeout Enforcement:** Added timeout for scrapeURL engines to prevent hanging requests (#1183)
* **Query Parameter Retention:** Map function now preserves query parameters in results (#1191)
* **Screenshot Action Order:** Ensured screenshots execute after specified actions (#1192)
* **PDF Scraping:** Improved handling for PDFs on complex websites (#1198)
* **Map/scrapeURL Abort Control:** Integrated AbortController to stop scraping when the request times out (#1205)
* **SDK Timeout Enforcement:** Enforced request timeouts in the SDK (#1204)

### New Features & Additions

* **Proxy Options:** Introduced proxy configuration options for infrastructure management (#1196)
* **Deep Research (Alpha):** Launched an alpha implementation of deep research (#1202)
* **LLM Text Generator:** Added a new endpoint for llms.txt generation (#1201)

### Docker & Containerization

* **Production Ready Docker Image:** A streamlined, production ready Docker image is now available to simplify self-hosted deployments.

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### On This Topic
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- [Newer entry: v1.6.0: LLMs.txt API and the MCP server](/changelog/mar7.md)
- [Older entry: v1.4.4: PDF and image sub-link extraction](/changelog/feb14.md)