Serverless Deployment of a Google Mirror

This tutorial uses the gaowanlu/google open-source project on GitHub to build your own serverless Google search mirror.
This article is mainly aimed at those without a server. If you do have a server, you can deploy it with Docker containers—see the project’s open-source documentation for details.
Benefits of self-hosting: you can access it without a VPN, it’s fast, and the flex factor is MAX.
Demo site: google.saop.cc

Prerequisites

Register a GitHub account (skip this if you already have one).
Register a Vercel account (skip this if you already have one).
Have a tool that can access GitHub and the Vercel website (a VPN).
Your own domain and some basic computer knowledge.
A pair of hands, a brain, a pair of eyes, and a computer or phone.

Tutorial

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Go to the repository of the gaowanlu/google open-source project, click the Fork button in the upper right corner to fork the repository’s main branch,

then go to the Vercel platform and click Add New... > Project. Use your brain and add the repository you just forked.

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Once deployment succeeds, go to the project’s Settings > Domains custom domains and add your own subdomain—like mine, google.saop.cc.

Go to your domain’s DNS provider (for example, Tencent Cloud for my domain) and add the CNAME record provided by Vercel.

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Wait a bit—about two or three minutes—then visit the subdomain you just bound.

Try searching for something random, like Hello World…

Generally, it should work and be searchable right after you visit it. If an error appears, start over from the beginning—usually it’s a mistake in your own operation.

Pros and Cons

Pros

You can find some things that can’t be searched domestically.

For example, all those lewd websites—generally, the search engines that work in China block them, such as 必应, 百度, 搜狗, etc.

It’s sometimes a bit faster than accessing through a VPN, because the VPN process involves encryption and decryption, which always takes a little time.