Scaleway Connector

Scaleway is a French cloud computing provider that offers on-demand infrastructure solutions. In 2023, Scaleway operates 7 data centers in 3 regions across Europe.

Thanks a lot to Rémy Fontaine of Sahar for the contribution!

Prerequisites

An active subscription to Scaleway is required.

Scaleway Console

Connect to Scaleway Console.

Get the Secret Key

1. On the top right, click on your name to open the menu;
2. And click on API Keys.

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1. Select the tab API Keys (should be already selected);
2. And click on Generate an API key.

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1. Choose Myself (IAM user) for the bearer;
2. Select Never for expiration;
3. Choose No, skip for now for Object Storage;
4. And click on Generate API key.

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1. Remember the Secret Key;
2. And click on Close button.

Get the Project ID

1. On the left sidebar, click on Project Dashboard;
2. And click on the Copy ID button to remember the Project ID.

Scrapoxy

Open Scrapoxy User Interface and select Marketplace:

Step 1: Create a new credential

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

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Complete the form by entering the following information:

1. Name: Specify the unique name for the credential;
2. Secret Access Jey: Enter the remembered Secret Key;
3. Project ID: Enter the remembered Project ID.

And click on Create.

Step 2: Create a new connector

Create a new connector:

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. Proxies Timeout: Maximum duration for connecting to a proxy before considering it as offline;
5. Proxies Kick: If enabled, maximum duration for a proxy to be offline before being removed from the pool;
6. Region: The region where the instances will be created;
7. Port: The port of the proxy (on Scaleway);
8. Instance Type: The type of the instance;
9. Snapshot ID: The ID of the snapshot in the region (keep it empty);
10. Image ID: The ID of the image in the region (keep it empty);
11. Tag: The default tag for instance.

And click on Create.

Most default values can be retained if suitable for the use case.

Step 3: Install the connector

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.

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.

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When the installation is finished, click on Connectors.

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

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.