Frequently Asked Questions
What is BoostLoL?
BoostLoL is tool that makes your browser address bar much more powerful. It allows you to make commands map to urls (e.g. lol = https://lol.boostchicken.io). Parameters are support also (lolapi = https://lol.boostchicken.io/api/%s) (lolapi status = https://lol.boostchicken.io/api/status). There is also robust URL templating that enables your commands to take arguments. It is inspired by Meta's BunnyLoL, which was inspired by Bunny1. As far as I know, BoostLoL is the only BunnyLol-like SaaS offering.
How do I signup?
Sign In with your Google or Github account. Create a passkey on your Profile and then you can authentication with that as well.
How do I signin with a passkey?
Click on the key icon in the top right corner of the navigation bar. You will be prompted to enter your passkey. If you do not have a passkey, you can create one on your Profile
How do I configure my browser to use BoostLoL
- Create a config
- From your Profile click on the Search URL to copy it to your clipboard
- Goto your browsers settings for the "Address bar and search" and create a new search engine called "boostlol" and for the URL paste the url you copied
Edge: edge://settings/search?search=address
Chrome: chrome://settings/searchEngines?search=address
Example of adding Browser Search Engine - Create a command, the command below searches Google and is a must-have
Command: g
URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s - In your browser address bar execute the command with an argument (e.g "g boostchicken") and hit enter to search Google
Default Command
If you execute a command that does not exist, BoostLoL will default to a Google search. Even with BoostLoL installed and set as default, the search bar behaves as it did before installation.
Roadmap
- Marketplace: Allow you to share your Configs and Commands and copy them to your configs.
- UI: Improve the UI
Can I share my Search URL with anyone?
Yes! The Search URL is unique to your configuration and can be utilized by anyone without creating a BoostLoL account.
Is BoostLoL open source? Can I self host?
BoostLoL is not open source or self-hostable. I have not made decisions on monetization and until I do it will remain closed source. If you really need the source code / self-hosting, contact me via my email with a justification. Please include your GitHub and DockerHub usernames so that if approved I can grant you access.
What is BoostLoL built on?
Node 22, NextJS 15, React 19, Authjs/Next-Auth, CockroachDB Serverless, Prisma ORM, Typescript, Bootstrap
Hey! You are using printf to generate the URL!
No, techincally voca.sprintf (which is printf-like) is used. Only %s is tested in URL Templates, feel free to try other specifiers
Where is BoostLoL hosted?
CDN: Cloudflare, App Server: Private Datacenter (SoCal), Database: AWS