OVH Cloud Connector

OVH Cloud is a french cloud computing service created by OVH

Prerequisites

An active OVH subscription is required.

OVH Manager

Connect to Manager.

Step 1: Create new project

Click on + Create a new project.

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1. Enter scrapoxy as Project name;
2. And click on Continue.

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Click on Create my project and wait for project creation.

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Remember the Project ID.

Step 2: Create new credential

Connect on https://www.ovh.com/auth/api/createToken:

Complete the form with the following information:

1. Application name: Scrapoxy
2. Description: Scrapoxy
3. Validity: Unlimited
4. Rights: see table below

Method	Path
GET	/cloud/project
GET	/cloud/project/*
GET	/cloud/project/{projectId}/*
POST	/cloud/project/{projectId}/*
DELETE	/cloud/project/{projectId}/*

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Replace {projectId} by the previously copied project ID.

If the projectId is 0123456789abcdefgh, the path will be /cloud/project/0123456789abcdefgh/*.

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Remember:

1. Application Key;
2. Application Secret;
3. And Consumer Key.

Scrapoxy

Open Scrapoxy User Interface and select Marketplace:

Step 1: Create a new credential

Select OVH to create a new credential (use search if necessary).

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Complete the form with the following information:

1. Name: The name of the credential;
2. Application Key: The key of the application;
3. Application Secret: The secret of the application;
4. Consumer Key: The consumer key of the application (this is the installation ID of the application for your account).

And click on Create.

Step 2: Create a new connector

Create a new connector and select OVH as provider:

Complete the form with the following information:

1. Credential: The previous credential;
2. Name: The name of the connector;
3. # Proxies: The number of instances to create;
4. Project: The project used to create the instances;
5. Region: The region where the instances will be created;
6. Port: The port of the proxy (on OVH);
7. Flavor: The type of the instance;
8. Snapshot: The name of the snapshot to use. ⚠️ Don't fill it, it will be created automatically during installation.;
9. Tag: The default label to tag instance.

And click on Create.

TIP

You can retain most of the default values if they are suitable for your use case.

Step 3: Install the connector

WARNING

Do not reuse an installation from a prior setup: Scrapoxy embeds a unique TLS certificate within the instance image to secure communication and communication with the Master will fail.

On the connector list, click on Install.

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Click on Install.

Scrapoxy will start, install and stop the VM to create a custom image.

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When the installation is finished, click on Connectors.

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1. Start the project;
2. Start the connector.

TIP

Installation creates a custom image for this region. If you have multiple regions across multiple connectors, you must perform the installation step for each region.

Other: Uninstall the connector

1. Stop the connector;
2. Wait for proxies to be removed.

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On the connector list, click on Uninstall.

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Confirm the uninstallation.

Wait for the uninstallation to finish: Scrapoxy will delete the custom image.