The following steps are for you to make your own free fast flex block grabber. The scripts are provided for free in this thread and run on a vps. The only cost involved should be for the vps that you decide to get.
Step 1 to Writing your own Server Based Flex Block Grabber:
Signup for a linux based vps with the following specifications:
- able to load a recent ubuntu or similar distribution - (instructions assume Ubuntu 16.04)
- these instructions are based mainly for an iPhone running on wifi; but also work with Android. In some parts of the instructions, follow either the iPhone or Android section. Some things may look or output differently on Android but it should all work the same. Just keep going through the process.
- no less than 1 gb ram; a little more is better to help with caching and memory to run multiple parallel instances of the grabber. You can run about 6 at the same time which can grab at about the combined rate of 10-20 attempts per second.
- ideally the ability to share 4 cpus. This script is CPU intensive more than anything else - do not skimp on the CPU power;
- disk space is not really that important but try to get ssd based so the access time is fast;
- shop for a vps that has low latency (ping times) to the amazon flex server that the app communicates with:
flex-capacity-na
amazon
com
Try for 10 ms or less. For example a good ping response:
icmp_seq=1 ttl=234 time=7.64 ms
Quick Links to Other Steps:
Skill Requirements
Step 2 - Install the Scripts and Proxy Server
Step 3 - Start the Proxy Server and Test It
Step 4 - Watch and Extract the Proxy Output
Step 5 - Select Your Warehouse
Step 6 - Start Grabbing
Step 7 - Notifications
Step 8 - Time Delay Filter Update
Step 9 - Additional Filters
(Grab only Specific Warehouse and Block Size Examples)
Step 10 - Modify Notifications to Show Date and Time of Block
Step 1 to Writing your own Server Based Flex Block Grabber:
Signup for a linux based vps with the following specifications:
- able to load a recent ubuntu or similar distribution - (instructions assume Ubuntu 16.04)
- these instructions are based mainly for an iPhone running on wifi; but also work with Android. In some parts of the instructions, follow either the iPhone or Android section. Some things may look or output differently on Android but it should all work the same. Just keep going through the process.
- no less than 1 gb ram; a little more is better to help with caching and memory to run multiple parallel instances of the grabber. You can run about 6 at the same time which can grab at about the combined rate of 10-20 attempts per second.
- ideally the ability to share 4 cpus. This script is CPU intensive more than anything else - do not skimp on the CPU power;
- disk space is not really that important but try to get ssd based so the access time is fast;
- shop for a vps that has low latency (ping times) to the amazon flex server that the app communicates with:
flex-capacity-na
amazon
com
Try for 10 ms or less. For example a good ping response:
icmp_seq=1 ttl=234 time=7.64 ms
Quick Links to Other Steps:
Skill Requirements
Step 2 - Install the Scripts and Proxy Server
Step 3 - Start the Proxy Server and Test It
Step 4 - Watch and Extract the Proxy Output
Step 5 - Select Your Warehouse
Step 6 - Start Grabbing
Step 7 - Notifications
Step 8 - Time Delay Filter Update
Step 9 - Additional Filters
(Grab only Specific Warehouse and Block Size Examples)
Step 10 - Modify Notifications to Show Date and Time of Block