proxy-scrape-rust

Basic API Rust program demonstrating using web scraping over proxy servers

This project demonstrates setting up proxy servers in Web Scraping in Rust, Proxies protect your digital identity during web scraping by using their IP address, circumventing IP bans and geoblocking.

This repository contains different programs to run based on the Rust Proxy Servers article:

basic: Shows basic usage of getting data and parsing it
basic_proxy: Shows how to use basic proxies to scrape data (requires setting up nginx server and updating its configuration with nginx.conf file)
rotating_proxy: Shows how to use rotating proxies to scrape data (requires setting up nginx server and updating its configuration with nginx.conf file)
brightdata_proxy: Shows how to use Bright Data proxies to scrape data (requires Bright Data proxy configuration)

Prerequisites

Rust and Cargo (Installation guide: Rustup)
Nginx (Installation guide: nginx)

Setup

Clone the repository: git clone git@github.com:luminati-io/proxy-scrape-rust.git
Navigate to the project directory: cd proxy-scrape-rust
Install dependencies: cargo build

Running the Scraper

Run the scraper using Cargo:

cargo run

or one of the

cargo run --bin (basic|basic_proxy|rotating_proxy|brightdata_proxy)

Dependencies

This project utilizes several external libraries to function effectively. Below are the key dependencies:

1. Scraper

Scraper is a Rust crate for parsing HTML documents based on a CSS selector. It leverages the html5ever library, which conforms to the HTML5 specification, ensuring robust and efficient parsing capabilities. This library is essential for extracting data from HTML content, making it perfect for web scraping tasks.

2. Reqwest

Reqwest is an ergonomic, batteries-included HTTP Client for Rust. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous requests and includes features such as JSON and streaming responses. This library simplifies the process of making network requests, handling various HTTP-related tasks efficiently.

3. Tokio

Tokio is an event-driven, non-blocking I/O platform for writing asynchronous applications with Rust. It is built on the Rust's async/await feature, making it straightforward to write scalable and high-performance applications. Tokio is critical for managing asynchronous tasks and timers, especially when dealing with concurrent operations in network services.

For more information and examples on how to use these dependencies, please refer to their respective documentation.

Bright Data proxy configuration

To run the project, make sure you have a valid proxy server. You can obtain proxy server details from a provider like Bright Data. Once you have the proxy server details, update the main.rs file with the appropriate proxy configuration.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

luminati-io/proxy-scrape-rust