Yo, I’ve been there! Honestly, free proxies are a nightmare for web scraping proxy pools. They’re slow, unreliable, and get banned super quick. I switched to Oxylabs and never looked back.
For IP rotation, I use Scrapy with their middleware. It’s pretty solid for automating the process.
Testing proxies regularly is key. I run a script every few hours to check if they’re still alive.
For IP rotation, I use Scrapy with their middleware. It’s pretty solid for automating the process.
Testing proxies regularly is key. I run a script every few hours to check if they’re still alive.