Production-grade web scraping & AI research, written by someone who ships it.
I'm Aleksei. I build Apify actors and write code-heavy tutorials about web scraping, data extraction, and AI workflows. Every article includes runnable Python and real benchmarks. Currently 31 published actors (78 total in portfolio) with real users.
Recent posts
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Automate Your Backups with MinIO: Free S3-Compatible Storage for Everything
Replace paid S3 with self-hosted MinIO. Step-by-step backup automation in Python with 50 lines of code.
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Traefik + Docker: Zero-Config Reverse Proxy That Discovers Your Containers Automatically
Traefik watches the Docker socket, auto-discovers new containers, and routes traffic to them based on labels. No config files to edit. No reloads. Just docker compose up and go.
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Welcome — what this blog is for
A code-first blog about web scraping, data extraction, and AI research, written by someone shipping production scrapers on Apify.
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What 250 runs of a Trustpilot scraper taught me about anti-bot patterns
Real numbers from a public Apify actor: which anti-bot tricks actually mattered, what the error budget looked like, and what I would do differently.
Need a custom scraper or research solution?
Pilot pricing: $100 for 1 article or $150 for a 3-article series. Email spinov001@gmail.com with the topic and I'll reply within 24 hours.