Proxy blog
Plain explanations of proxy types, sessions and responsible data collection, plus tutorials with code you can copy and run. For setup code by language or browser tool, see the proxy integration guides. For agent workflows, see proxies for AI agents.
Fundamentals
6 posts, newest first.
7 min read
What is a residential proxy?
What is a residential proxy? How residential IPs route your requests, how they differ from datacenter IPs, and which sourcing questions to ask a provider.
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Static vs rotating proxies: which one your workload needs
Static vs rotating proxies compared by workload: logins and multi-step flows, monitoring, testing and data collection, with session examples you can copy.
Static vs rotating proxies: which one your workload needs: Read the post6 min read
Residential vs datacenter proxies: which to use
Residential vs datacenter proxies compared on IP origin, billing model, consistency and typical workloads, with a decision table instead of benchmarks.
Residential vs datacenter proxies: which to use: Read the post6 min read
Free vs paid proxies: risks and real costs
Free vs paid proxies: why public proxy lists put your traffic at risk, what an unknown operator can see, and what to check before paying for a service.
Free vs paid proxies: risks and real costs: Read the post8 min read
Best rotating proxies 2026: a buyer’s checklist
Looking for the best rotating proxies? Use this 2026 checklist: pricing model, sessions, targeting, documentation, terms and sourcing, without vendor scores.
Best rotating proxies 2026: a buyer’s checklist: Read the post6 min read
ISP vs residential proxies: per IP or per GB?
ISP vs residential proxies: static ISP IPs rented per IP or rotating residential traffic bought per GB, how each is assigned, and which workloads suit each.
ISP vs residential proxies: per IP or per GB?: Read the post
Developer tutorials
9 min read
Web scraping with Python and proxies: a complete tutorial
Web scraping with Python and proxies, end to end: fetch with requests or httpx, parse, store, honor robots.txt and rate limits, and handle errors politely.
Web scraping with Python and proxies: a complete tutorial: Read the post
AI & data
10 min read
Collecting web data for AI training, responsibly
AI training data scraping, done responsibly: robots.txt and AI crawler rules, site terms, copyright and licensing, personal data, rate limits and records.
Collecting web data for AI training, responsibly: Read the post
Beyond the blog
Configuration references and use-case pages that the posts link to.
- Configuration guides
Proxy setup for Python, Node.js, Go, Scrapy, Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Claude Code and agent frameworks.
- Proxies for AI agents
An exit country per task, a sticky session per run, and where an agent should stop and hand off.
- netdash documentation
Quickstart, proxy string format, sessions, country targeting, troubleshooting and billing.
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