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> a crawl requesting about 2 pages per second. It was so intense [...]

Do 2 pages per second really count as "intense" activity? Even if I was hosting a website on a $5 VPS, I don't think I'd even notice anything short of 100 requests per second, in terms of resource usage.

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I assumed that he meant per client. Having a limit of 2 pages a second for a single client seems like a reasonable amount to me.

If ypu open DevTools and visit any website these days, you'll be surprised.

In my scenario you request one single page from the proxy endpoint, and all other requests go straight to the static files and have no limits. I know than no human needs to request more than 1/s from the proxy, unless you are opening tabs frantically. So far, I only get praises about how responsive and quick the sites are: being harsh with the abusers means more resources for the regulars.

Downvoted for asking a completely reasonable question? Where am I?

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