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Deployment

Deploying scrapers to the cloud, scheduling jobs, and scaling infrastructure

15 articles

#1

Deploying Scrapers to a VPS (DigitalOcean, Vultr)

Step-by-step guide to deploying your Python web scraper to a VPS on DigitalOcean or Vultr for 24/7 operation.

beginner
vpsdeploymentdigitaloceanvultr

#2

Running Scrapers on AWS Lambda

Learn how to deploy Python web scrapers to AWS Lambda for serverless, pay-per-use scraping with automatic scaling.

intermediate
awslambdaserverlesscloud

#3

Dockerizing Your Web Scraper

Learn how to containerize your Python web scraper with Docker for consistent, portable deployment anywhere.

intermediate
dockercontainersdeployment

#4

Scheduling Scrapers with Cron Jobs

Learn how to schedule your Python web scrapers to run automatically using cron jobs on Linux and macOS.

beginner
cronschedulingautomationlinux

#5

Running Scrapy Spiders on Scrapy Cloud (Zyte)

Deploy and manage Scrapy spiders on Zyte's Scrapy Cloud platform for effortless scheduling, monitoring, and scaling.

intermediate
scrapyzytescrapy-cloudcloud

#6

Deploying Scrapers to Google Cloud Run

Deploy containerized Python web scrapers to Google Cloud Run for serverless, auto-scaling scraping infrastructure.

intermediate
gcpcloud-runserverlessdocker

#7

Monitoring Scrapers - Logging and Alerts

Set up logging, monitoring, and alerting for your web scrapers to catch failures before they become data gaps.

intermediate
monitoringloggingalertsobservability

#8

Scaling Scrapers Horizontally

Learn how to scale your web scraping operation horizontally with multiple workers, task queues, and distributed architecture.

advanced
scalingdistributedconcurrencyarchitecture

#9

Using Message Queues for Scraping (Redis, RabbitMQ)

Learn how to use Redis and RabbitMQ message queues to build reliable, distributed web scraping systems.

intermediate
redisrabbitmqqueuesdistributed

#10

CI/CD for Web Scrapers

Set up continuous integration and deployment for your web scrapers using GitHub Actions with automated testing and deployment.

intermediate
cicdgithub-actionstestingdeployment

#11

Storing Scraper Output in Cloud Storage (S3, GCS)

Learn how to store your web scraper output in AWS S3 and Google Cloud Storage for reliable, scalable data storage.

beginner
s3gcsstorageclouddata

#12

Running Scrapers on Apify Platform

Deploy and run web scrapers on the Apify platform with built-in proxy management, scheduling, storage, and monitoring.

beginner
apifycloudplatformdeployment

#13

Serverless Scraping Architecture

Design a complete serverless web scraping architecture using AWS Lambda, SQS, S3, and DynamoDB with zero servers to manage.

advanced
serverlessarchitectureawsgcpcloud

#14

Cost Optimization for Scraping Infrastructure

Practical strategies to reduce the cost of your web scraping infrastructure including proxies, compute, storage, and API services.

intermediate
costoptimizationinfrastructureproxies

#15

Building a Scraping Pipeline with Airflow

Build a complete web scraping data pipeline with Apache Airflow for scheduling, dependency management, and monitoring.

advanced
airflowpipelineorchestrationdata-engineering