Latest articles and insights about proxies, web scraping, and internet infrastructure
RuStore blocked outside of Russia? We explain how to set up a proxy and gain full access to the Russian app store from any country—without technical knowledge.
2GIS blocks access from several foreign countries — we explain how to bypass restrictions using proxies and continue using Russian maps from anywhere.
A cheap gigabyte often ends up costing more than an expensive one. We analyze three multipliers between the price and the bill, derive the formula for the cost of a thousand successfully extracted records, and calculate using the real prices of 2026, when $2/GB loses to $6/GB.
Left Russia and can't use Odnoklassniki properly? We explain how to choose and set up a proxy so the site works like at home — without blocks and loss of access to your account.
VK is blocked in dozens of countries — but that's no reason to lose your audience and ad accounts. We explain which proxies to choose and how to set up access in 10 minutes.
Living abroad but looking for a job in Russia through hh.ru? We discuss which proxies can help bypass geo-restrictions and gain access to Russian job listings without blocks.
Firecrawl, Crawl4AI, and Crawlee by default operate with the IP of your server and pull the entire page — with images that won't be included in markdown anyway. Let's analyze where to configure the proxy in each tool, how to enable multi-level escalation (direct request → data center → residential), and how to cut off media traffic so that the collection of the corpus for RAG does not turn into a bill for gigabytes.
Living abroad but want to buy or sell on Avito? We explain how to bypass geo-blocking using proxies and work with the platform from any country.
Yandex.Maps unavailable or not working correctly abroad? We explain how to set up a proxy and gain full access to navigation, traffic, and business tools from any country.
Yandex.Music is unavailable outside Russia and the CIS? We explore how to bypass geo-blocking through proxies and listen to your favorite playlists from anywhere in the world again.