# Display google search box on private instance

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 27, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947 "2018-03-27T09:14:52Z")
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### Author: ![pyo0723](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@pyo0723](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pyo0723)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947/1 "2018-03-27T09:14:52Z")

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When a search returns no results, there’s a suggestion to try a Google search.  
But our discourse not display the search box and google button.  
Why not display the search box and button?  
Is there a way to display the search box and button??

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/8/a8604ba61b608cf15f78b85e38a4fa7415560aec.png)

My Discourse is on private network and installed by docker.  
and My Discourse version is v2.0.0.beta5+12.

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/3/33e10948ad1d6d8c310e07fb93f9778578330294.png)

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### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947/2 "2018-03-27T11:30:04Z")

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> [@pyo0723](#):
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> My Discourse is on private network

How could Google index your Discourse instance if it isn’t on the public internet?

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### Author: ![pyo0723](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@pyo0723](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pyo0723)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947/3 "2018-03-27T12:15:11Z")

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Thank you for your reply.

So we opened the firewall to connect from the outside.  
However, the Google text box and button are still not visible.  
I do not see it even though I rebuild my Discourse.  
What is the problem?

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### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947/4 "2018-03-27T12:19:00Z")

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Does your site require login to read?

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### Author: ![pyo0723](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@pyo0723](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pyo0723)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947/5 "2018-03-27T12:20:45Z")

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Yes, our site require login to read.  
Is this a problem?

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### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947/6 "2018-03-27T12:22:42Z")

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Yes. How could Google read your content if viewing your site requires an account?

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### Author: ![pyo0723](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@pyo0723](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pyo0723)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947/7 "2018-03-27T12:33:28Z")

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Oh my god!!!  
Thank you very much. Thank you~~!!

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-google-search-box-on-private-instance/83947/8 "2024-06-08T12:37:43Z")

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