Hi everyone,
I’ve been using my Raspberry Pi 4 for lightweight web scraping (e.g., tracking prices, collecting public data), but I keep running into IP bans or rate limits. After testing a few solutions, I wanted to share what worked for me—and get advice from others who’ve tackled this.
The Problem:
Free proxies (like public lists) are often slow/unstable, while premium services like Luminati are overkill for hobbyist projects. I needed something:
✔ Cheap/free tier for low-volume scraping.
✔ Easy to configure on a Pi (Python-friendly).
✔ Reliable enough to avoid constant CAPTCHAs.
I stumbled on MoMoProxy (a residential proxy service) and found it surprisingly Pi-compatible:
Simple HTTP API (just plug into Python’s requests).
Rotating IPs helped avoid bans during long sessions.
Free tier covered my basic needs.
Example Setup:
Alternatives I Tried:
Tor: Too slow for scraping.
Free Proxy Lists: Unstable (most IPs were dead).
ScraperAPI: Good but pricey for my use case.
Questions:
1. Has anyone else used MoMoProxy on a Pi? How was your experience?
2. Are there better low-cost/free proxy services that work well with Raspberry Pi?
3.Any tips to reduce latency or handle CAPTCHAs?
Full disclaimer: I’m not affiliated with MoMoProxy—just a hobbyist sharing what worked.
Mods, feel free to remove links if they violate rules.
Thanks in advance!
I’ve been using my Raspberry Pi 4 for lightweight web scraping (e.g., tracking prices, collecting public data), but I keep running into IP bans or rate limits. After testing a few solutions, I wanted to share what worked for me—and get advice from others who’ve tackled this.
The Problem:
Free proxies (like public lists) are often slow/unstable, while premium services like Luminati are overkill for hobbyist projects. I needed something:
✔ Cheap/free tier for low-volume scraping.
✔ Easy to configure on a Pi (Python-friendly).
✔ Reliable enough to avoid constant CAPTCHAs.
I stumbled on MoMoProxy (a residential proxy service) and found it surprisingly Pi-compatible:
Simple HTTP API (just plug into Python’s requests).
Rotating IPs helped avoid bans during long sessions.
Free tier covered my basic needs.
Example Setup:
Code:
pythonimport requestsproxy_config = { "http": "http://YOUR_API_KEY:@proxy.momoproxy.com:1234", "https": "http://YOUR_API_KEY:@proxy.momoproxy.com:1234"}response = requests.get("https://target-site.com", proxies=proxy_config)print(response.text)Tor: Too slow for scraping.
Free Proxy Lists: Unstable (most IPs were dead).
ScraperAPI: Good but pricey for my use case.
Questions:
1. Has anyone else used MoMoProxy on a Pi? How was your experience?
2. Are there better low-cost/free proxy services that work well with Raspberry Pi?
3.Any tips to reduce latency or handle CAPTCHAs?
Full disclaimer: I’m not affiliated with MoMoProxy—just a hobbyist sharing what worked.
Mods, feel free to remove links if they violate rules.
Thanks in advance!
Statistics: Posted by raspbobscraper — Sat May 17, 2025 3:00 pm — Replies 1 — Views 71