diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini
index 8fd62b708..aaf55a807 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini
@@ -85,5 +85,12 @@ http = ${SEARX_INTERNAL_HTTP}
 #
 # socket = ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
 
+# uwsgi serves the static files
+# expires set to one year since there are hashes
+static-map = /static=${SEARX_SRC}/searx/static
+static-expires = /* 31557600
+static-gzip-all = True
+offload-threads = %k
+
 # Cache
-cache2 = name=searxcache,items=2000,blocks=2000,blocksize=4096,bitmap=1
+cache2 = name=searxngcache,items=2000,blocks=2000,blocksize=4096,bitmap=1
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini:socket b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini:socket
index 41ed8c1e8..e8facda86 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini:socket
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini:socket
@@ -83,4 +83,14 @@ pythonpath = ${SEARX_SRC}
 #   mkdir -p ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
 #   chown -R ${SERVICE_USER}:${SERVICE_GROUP} ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
 #
-socket = ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
\ No newline at end of file
+socket = ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
+
+# uwsgi serves the static files
+# expires set to one year since there are hashes
+static-map = /static=${SEARX_SRC}/searx/static
+static-expires = /* 31557600
+static-gzip-all = True
+offload-threads = %k
+
+# Cache
+cache2 = name=searxngcache,items=2000,blocks=2000,blocksize=4096,bitmap=1
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini
index 618a01cea..9dad84c16 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini
@@ -84,5 +84,12 @@ http = ${SEARX_INTERNAL_HTTP}
 #
 # socket = ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
 
+# uwsgi serves the static files
+# expires set to one year since there are hashes
+static-map = /static=${SEARX_SRC}/searx/static
+static-expires = /* 31557600
+static-gzip-all = True
+offload-threads = %k
+
 # Cache
-cache2 = name=searxcache,items=2000,blocks=2000,blocksize=4096,bitmap=1
+cache2 = name=searxngcache,items=2000,blocks=2000,blocksize=4096,bitmap=1
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini:socket b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini:socket
index d247ec5af..c76d084e1 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini:socket
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini:socket
@@ -82,4 +82,14 @@ pythonpath = ${SEARX_SRC}
 #   mkdir -p ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
 #   chown -R ${SERVICE_USER}:${SERVICE_GROUP} ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
 #
-socket = ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
\ No newline at end of file
+socket = ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
+
+# uwsgi serves the static files
+# expires set to one year since there are hashes
+static-map = /static=${SEARX_SRC}/searx/static
+static-expires = /* 31557600
+static-gzip-all = True
+offload-threads = %k
+
+# Cache
+cache2 = name=searxngcache,items=2000,blocks=2000,blocksize=4096,bitmap=1