synergy317
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- Jun 27, 2012
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Okay, so I guess making a bot/tool yourself would likely require a list of proxies to cycle through. That makes a lot more sense then.
Instagress...FL Next?!
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Okay, so I guess making a bot/tool yourself would likely require a list of proxies to cycle through. That makes a lot more sense then.
deansreturned
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- Apr 11, 2017
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Yes, you must setup a VPS.
Would be interested in hearing some recommended VPS sources from other users.
I setup a free one through Amazon but it was a pain and caused me to go back to Instagress from dealing with issues with it.
JackMagic
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Ah okay, yeah I would love to hear of some suggestions. I was reading last night that they are matching your IP's up and seeing if you're logging into the account from different locations. So it would be nice to have a VPS that is local to my city in Australia.
deansreturned
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- Apr 11, 2017
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Didn't hear about the IP matching situation but that maybe why I was having an issue logging into the VPS in the past.
Would like to hear recommendations on VPS providers from others....
HoNeYBiRD
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Great, but i wasn't talking about the app.
I was referring to the desktop bots and their updates, which are needed because of the ig updates. E.g. if ig changes something in the login process, it can be that you won't be able to login with your bot anymore without a proper update. If you can't login, needles to say, the bot is toast. Or let's say, you get lucky and ig doesn't touch the login process for a while, but they can still update the scraping, following, liking or commenting processes, so you won't be able to scrape, follow, comment or like. Eventually going forward in time, less and less functions of an unsupported bot will work without updates and will throw up every kind of errors. Moreover in certain cases using an outdated bot can be a risk too for the accounts, which can cause account locks or outright suspensions in extreme cases.
None of these are ig specific, this is generally true for any social media site, especially to those with frequent updates.
You're a dev yourself, so i think you know more than anybody, that how much a software without updates or support worth.
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synergy317
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- Jun 27, 2012
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Great, but i wasn't talking about the app.
I was referring to the desktop bots and their updates, which are needed because of the ig updates. E.g. if ig changes something in the login process, it can be that you won't be able to login with your bot anymore without a proper update. If you can't login, needles to say, the bot is toast. Or let's say, you get lucky and ig doesn't touch the login process for a while, but they can still update the scraping, following, liking or commenting processes, so you won't be able to scrape, follow, comment or like. Eventually going forward in time, less and less functions of an unsupported bot will work without updates and will throw up every kind of errors. Moreover in certain cases using an outdated bot can be a risk too for the accounts, which can cause account locks or outright suspensions in extreme cases.
None of these are ig specific, this is generally true for any social media site, especially to those with frequent updates.
You're a dev yourself, so i think you know more than anybody, that how much a software without updates or support worth.
Desktop bots are susceptible to updates. If you make your own bot, you can generally make these changes in about 5 minutes if it's a minor front end update and you use jQuery to run the bot logic.
If an API is used, these generally don't change, so an API based bot will not break as often but when they do, it's a pain to get running again.
For an APP, most companies do not sunset versions for a LONG while. I mean I have worked at a few places that were just dropping support for IE7 on desktop. Apps generally live for as long as the API is working the same way. It's hard for a company to willingly drop even a 0.5% revenue share source (assuming they are a large company).
kidcrisco
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- Nov 1, 2015
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Spend a couple hours reading this forum and you will answer all of your own questions.
synergy317
Newbie
- Jun 27, 2012
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Yep, been there done that and already had someone answer me. Thank you for your productive response.
Cameron Kinney
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- May 24, 2017
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I dont think they can force followliker because it is a software that would still have access. However, for a bot-free option checkout relaxedsocial.com/
JackMagic
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- Dec 13, 2016
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$99 a month? I'd assume these guys just hook your account up to bot software anyway...