diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index df83f8eff..9d9290493 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 FROM alpine:3.14
-ENTRYPOINT ["/sbin/tini","--","/usr/local/searx/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/sbin/tini","--","/usr/local/searxng/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 EXPOSE 8080
 VOLUME /etc/searx
+VOLUME /etc/searxng
 VOLUME /var/log/uwsgi
 
-ARG SEARX_GID=977
-ARG SEARX_UID=977
+ARG SEARXNG_GID=977
+ARG SEARXNG_UID=977
 
-RUN addgroup -g ${SEARX_GID} searx && \
-    adduser -u ${SEARX_UID} -D -h /usr/local/searx -s /bin/sh -G searx searx
+RUN addgroup -g ${SEARXNG_GID} searxng && \
+    adduser -u ${SEARXNG_UID} -D -h /usr/local/searxng -s /bin/sh -G searxng searxng
 
 ENV INSTANCE_NAME=searxng \
     AUTOCOMPLETE= \
     BASE_URL= \
     MORTY_KEY= \
     MORTY_URL= \
-    SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH=/etc/searx/settings.yml \
-    UWSGI_SETTINGS_PATH=/etc/searx/uwsgi.ini
+    SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH=/etc/searxng/settings.yml \
+    UWSGI_SETTINGS_PATH=/etc/searxng/uwsgi.ini
 
-WORKDIR /usr/local/searx
+WORKDIR /usr/local/searxng
 
 
 COPY requirements.txt ./requirements.txt
@@ -51,38 +52,38 @@ RUN apk upgrade --no-cache \
  && apk del build-dependencies \
  && rm -rf /root/.cache
 
-COPY --chown=searx:searx . .
+COPY --chown=searxng:searxng . .
 
 ARG TIMESTAMP_SETTINGS=0
 ARG TIMESTAMP_UWSGI=0
 ARG VERSION_GITCOMMIT=unknown
 
-RUN su searx -c "/usr/bin/python3 -m compileall -q searx"; \
+RUN su searxng -c "/usr/bin/python3 -m compileall -q searx"; \
     touch -c --date=@${TIMESTAMP_SETTINGS} searx/settings.yml; \
     touch -c --date=@${TIMESTAMP_UWSGI} dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini; \
-    find /usr/local/searx/searx/static -a \( -name '*.html' -o -name '*.css' -o -name '*.js' \
+    find /usr/local/searxng/searx/static -a \( -name '*.html' -o -name '*.css' -o -name '*.js' \
     -o -name '*.svg' -o -name '*.ttf' -o -name '*.eot' \) \
     -type f -exec gzip -9 -k {} \+ -exec brotli --best {} \+
 
 # Keep these arguments at the end to prevent redundant layer rebuilds
 ARG LABEL_DATE=
 ARG GIT_URL=unknown
-ARG SEARX_GIT_VERSION=unknown
+ARG SEARXNG_GIT_VERSION=unknown
 ARG LABEL_VCS_REF=
 ARG LABEL_VCS_URL=
 LABEL maintainer="searxng <${GIT_URL}>" \
       description="A privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine." \
-      version="${SEARX_GIT_VERSION}" \
+      version="${SEARXNG_GIT_VERSION}" \
       org.label-schema.schema-version="1.0" \
       org.label-schema.name="searxng" \
-      org.label-schema.version="${SEARX_GIT_VERSION}" \
+      org.label-schema.version="${SEARXNG_GIT_VERSION}" \
       org.label-schema.url="${LABEL_VCS_URL}" \
       org.label-schema.vcs-ref=${LABEL_VCS_REF} \
       org.label-schema.vcs-url=${LABEL_VCS_URL} \
       org.label-schema.build-date="${LABEL_DATE}" \
       org.label-schema.usage="https://github.com/searxng/searxng-docker" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="searxng" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.version="${SEARX_GIT_VERSION}" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.version="${SEARXNG_GIT_VERSION}" \
       org.opencontainers.image.url="${LABEL_VCS_URL}" \
       org.opencontainers.image.revision=${LABEL_VCS_REF} \
       org.opencontainers.image.source=${LABEL_VCS_URL} \
diff --git a/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh b/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh
index c69ed6214..7d0a8a8ab 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Environment variables:
   BIND_ADDRESS  uwsgi bind to the specified TCP socket using HTTP protocol.
                 Default value: ${DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS}
 Volume:
-  /etc/searx    the docker entry point copies settings.yml and uwsgi.ini in
+  /etc/searxng  the docker entry point copies settings.yml and uwsgi.ini in
                 this directory (see the -f command line option)"
 
 EOF
@@ -48,22 +48,22 @@ do
     esac
 done
 
-get_searx_version(){
-    su searx -c \
+get_searxng_version(){
+    su searxng -c \
        'python3 -c "import six; import searx.version; six.print_(searx.version.VERSION_STRING)"' \
        2>/dev/null
 }
 
-SEARX_VERSION="$(get_searx_version)"
-export SEARX_VERSION
-echo "searx version ${SEARX_VERSION}"
+SEARXNG_VERSION="$(get_searxng_version)"
+export SEARXNG_VERSION
+echo "SearXNG version ${SEARXNG_VERSION}"
 
 # helpers to update the configuration files
 patch_uwsgi_settings() {
     CONF="$1"
 }
 
-patch_searx_settings() {
+patch_searxng_settings() {
     CONF="$1"
 
     # Make sure that there is trailing slash at the end of BASE_URL
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ update_conf() {
                 $PATCH_REF_CONF "${CONF}"
             else
                 # Keep the current configuration
-                printf '⚠️  Check new version %s to make sure searx is working properly\n' "${NEW_CONF}"
+                printf '⚠️  Check new version %s to make sure SearXNG is working properly\n' "${NEW_CONF}"
                 cp "${REF_CONF}" "${NEW_CONF}"
                 $PATCH_REF_CONF "${NEW_CONF}"
             fi
@@ -128,11 +128,35 @@ update_conf() {
     fi
 }
 
-# make sure there are uwsgi settings
-update_conf "${FORCE_CONF_UPDATE}" "${UWSGI_SETTINGS_PATH}" "/usr/local/searx/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini" "patch_uwsgi_settings"
+# searx compatibility: copy /etc/searx/* to /etc/searxng/*
+SEARX_CONF=0
+if [ -f "/etc/searx/settings.yml" ]; then
+    if  [ ! -f "${SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH}" ]; then
+        printf '⚠️  /etc/searx/settings.yml is copied to /etc/searxng\n'
+        cp "/etc/searx/settings.yml" "${SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH}"
+    fi
+    SEARX_CONF=1
+fi
+if [ -f "/etc/searx/uwsgi.ini" ]; then
+    printf '⚠️  /etc/searx/uwsgi.ini is ignored. Use the volume /etc/searxng\n'
+    SEARX_CONF=1
+fi
+if [ "$SEARX_CONF" -eq "1" ]; then
+    printf '⚠️  The deprecated volume /etc/searx is mounted. Please update your configuration to use /etc/searxng ⚠️\n'
+    cat << EOF > /etc/searx/deprecated_volume_read_me.txt
+This Docker image uses the volume /etc/searxng
+Update your configuration:
+* remove uwsgi.ini (or very carefully update your existing uwsgi.ini using https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini )
+* mount /etc/searxng instead of /etc/searx
+EOF
+fi
+# end of searx compatibility
 
-# make sure there are searx settings
-update_conf "${FORCE_CONF_UPDATE}" "${SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH}" "/usr/local/searx/searx/settings.yml" "patch_searx_settings"
+# make sure there are uwsgi settings
+update_conf "${FORCE_CONF_UPDATE}" "${UWSGI_SETTINGS_PATH}" "/usr/local/searxng/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini" "patch_uwsgi_settings"
+
+# make sure there are searxng settings
+update_conf "${FORCE_CONF_UPDATE}" "${SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH}" "/usr/local/searxng/searx/settings.yml" "patch_searxng_settings"
 
 # dry run (to update configuration files, then inspect them)
 if [ $DRY_RUN -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -141,9 +165,9 @@ if [ $DRY_RUN -eq 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 touch /var/run/uwsgi-logrotate
-chown -R searx:searx /var/log/uwsgi /var/run/uwsgi-logrotate
+chown -R searxng:searxng /var/log/uwsgi /var/run/uwsgi-logrotate
 unset MORTY_KEY
 
 # Start uwsgi
 printf 'Listen on %s\n' "${BIND_ADDRESS}"
-exec su-exec searx:searx uwsgi --master --http-socket "${BIND_ADDRESS}" "${UWSGI_SETTINGS_PATH}"
+exec su-exec searxng:searxng uwsgi --master --http-socket "${BIND_ADDRESS}" "${UWSGI_SETTINGS_PATH}"
diff --git a/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini b/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini
index 818a99cc0..00b17436d 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini
+++ b/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [uwsgi]
 # Who will run the code
-uid = searx
-gid = searx
+uid = searxng
+gid = searxng
 
 # Number of workers (usually CPU count)
 workers = 4
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ enable-threads = true
 module = searx.webapp
 
 # Virtualenv and python path
-pythonpath = /usr/local/searx/
-chdir = /usr/local/searx/searx/
+pythonpath = /usr/local/searxng/
+chdir = /usr/local/searxng/searx/
 
 # Disable logging for privacy
 disable-logging=True
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ add-header = Connection: close
 
 # uwsgi serves the static files
 # expires set to one day as Flask does
-static-map = /static=/usr/local/searx/searx/static
+static-map = /static=/usr/local/searxng/searx/static
 static-expires = /* 864000
 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/docs/admin/installation-docker.rst b/docs/admin/installation-docker.rst
index 33524e2f2..ecf9c833f 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation-docker.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation-docker.rst
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ instance using `docker run <https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/>`_:
    $ docker pull searxng/searxng
    $ docker run --rm \
                 -d -p ${PORT}:8080 \
-                -v "${PWD}/searx:/etc/searx" \
+                -v "${PWD}/searxng:/etc/searxng" \
                 -e "BASE_URL=http://localhost:$PORT/" \
                 -e "INSTANCE_NAME=my-instance" \
                 searxng/searxng
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Open your WEB browser and visit the URL:
 
    $ xdg-open "http://localhost:$PORT"
 
-Inside ``${PWD}/searx``, you will find ``settings.yml`` and ``uwsgi.ini``.  You
+Inside ``${PWD}/searxng``, you will find ``settings.yml`` and ``uwsgi.ini``.  You
 can modify these files according to your needs and restart the Docker image.
 
 .. code:: sh
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Build the image
 It's also possible to build SearXNG from the embedded :origin:`Dockerfile`::
 
    $ git clone https://github.com/searxng/searxng.git
-   $ cd searx
+   $ cd searxng
    $ make docker.build
    ...
    Successfully built 49586c016434
diff --git a/manage b/manage
index 43e34a86d..457115ce4 100755
--- a/manage
+++ b/manage
@@ -390,10 +390,10 @@ docker.buildx() {
 docker.build() {
     pyenv.install
 
-    local SEARX_GIT_VERSION
+    local SEARXNG_GIT_VERSION
     local VERSION_GITCOMMIT
     local GITHUB_USER
-    local SEARX_IMAGE_NAME
+    local SEARXNG_IMAGE_NAME
     local BUILD
 
     build_msg DOCKER build
@@ -427,35 +427,35 @@ docker.build() {
 
         # define the docker image name
         GITHUB_USER=$(echo "${GIT_URL}" | sed 's/.*github\.com\/\([^\/]*\).*/\1/')
-        SEARX_IMAGE_NAME="${SEARX_IMAGE_NAME:-${GITHUB_USER:-searxng}/searxng}"
+        SEARXNG_IMAGE_NAME="${SEARXNG_IMAGE_NAME:-${GITHUB_USER:-searxng}/searxng}"
 
         BUILD="build"
         if [ "$1" = "buildx" ]; then
             # buildx includes the push option
-            CACHE_TAG="${SEARX_IMAGE_NAME}:latest-build-cache"
+            CACHE_TAG="${SEARXNG_IMAGE_NAME}:latest-build-cache"
             BUILD="buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7 --push --cache-from=type=registry,ref=$CACHE_TAG --cache-to=type=registry,ref=$CACHE_TAG,mode=max"
             shift
         fi
         build_msg DOCKER "Build command: ${BUILD}"
 
         # build Docker image
-        build_msg DOCKER "Building image ${SEARX_IMAGE_NAME}:${SEARX_GIT_VERSION}"
+        build_msg DOCKER "Building image ${SEARXNG_IMAGE_NAME}:${SEARXNG_GIT_VERSION}"
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         docker $BUILD \
          --build-arg BASE_IMAGE="${DEPENDENCIES_IMAGE_NAME}" \
          --build-arg GIT_URL="${GIT_URL}" \
-         --build-arg SEARX_GIT_VERSION="${VERSION_STRING}" \
+         --build-arg SEARXNG_GIT_VERSION="${VERSION_STRING}" \
          --build-arg VERSION_GITCOMMIT="${VERSION_GITCOMMIT}" \
          --build-arg LABEL_DATE="$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")" \
          --build-arg LABEL_VCS_REF="$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
          --build-arg LABEL_VCS_URL="${GIT_URL}" \
          --build-arg TIMESTAMP_SETTINGS="$(git log -1 --format="%cd" --date=unix -- searx/settings.yml)" \
          --build-arg TIMESTAMP_UWSGI="$(git log -1 --format="%cd" --date=unix -- dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini)" \
-         -t "${SEARX_IMAGE_NAME}:latest" -t "${SEARX_IMAGE_NAME}:${VERSION_STRING}" .
+         -t "${SEARXNG_IMAGE_NAME}:latest" -t "${SEARXNG_IMAGE_NAME}:${VERSION_STRING}" .
 
         if [ "$1" = "push" ]; then
-	        docker push "${SEARX_IMAGE_NAME}:latest"
-	        docker push "${SEARX_IMAGE_NAME}:${SEARX_GIT_VERSION}"
+	        docker push "${SEARXNG_IMAGE_NAME}:latest"
+	        docker push "${SEARXNG_IMAGE_NAME}:${SEARXNG_GIT_VERSION}"
 	    fi
     )
     dump_return $?