ModernDataEngineering: Building a Robust Data Pipeline: Integrating Proxy Rotation, Kafka, MongoDB, Redis, Logstash, Elasticsearch, and MinIO for Efficient Web Scraping
Utilizing Proxies and User-Agent Rotation
Proxies and Rotating User Agents: To overcome anti-scraping measures, our system uses a combination of proxies and rotating user agents. Proxies mask the scraper’s IP address, making it difficult for websites to detect and block them. Additionally, rotating user-agent strings further disguises the scraper, simulating requests from different browsers and devices.
Storing Proxies in Redis: Valid proxies are crucial for uninterrupted scraping. Our system stores and manages these proxies in a Redis database. Redis, known for its high performance, acts as an efficient, in-memory data store for managing our proxy pool. This setup allows quick access and updating of proxy lists, ensuring that our scraping agents always have access to working proxies.
