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Concurrent Proxy Connection Limits

Cap concurrent connections per proxy IP — avoid burning slots, provider bans, and file descriptor exhaustion.

Cap concurrent connections per proxy IP — avoid burning slots, provider bans, and file descriptor exhaustion.

Why cap concurrency

Too many parallel connections per IP triggers provider throttles and target blocks.

Implementation

  • Semaphore per proxy URL
  • Global worker cap
  • Provider-documented limits

Related: Scrapy middleware.

Monitoring

Track 429 and reset rates per slot.

Related: pool metrics.

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