Managing a web scraping proxy pool can be a nightmare, lol. I use a mix of rotating residential and datacenter proxies. Rotating IPs every request works best for me, but it depends on the site.
For bans, I always have a backup list of proxies. If one gets banned, I just switch to the next one. Also, using a tool like ProxyMesh helps automate the rotation process.
Speed vs. reliability? I’d say go for a larger pool. A few slow proxies won’t hurt, but a dead one will ruin your day.
For bans, I always have a backup list of proxies. If one gets banned, I just switch to the next one. Also, using a tool like ProxyMesh helps automate the rotation process.
Speed vs. reliability? I’d say go for a larger pool. A few slow proxies won’t hurt, but a dead one will ruin your day.