Invite only

You've been asked to help run DataCrawl's residential pool

A small program runs on your computer and, when asked, fetches a public web page from your internet connection — then passes the page back. That's it. You're one of a handful of friends sharing the load.

Why this exists

Our servers live in a data center, and many websites automatically block data-center traffic. A request coming from a normal home connection (yours) isn't blocked, so a few consenting friends let it borrow their connection occasionally. Low volume, public pages only.

What it will and won't do

Only fetches public web pages we're already allowed to read.
Refuses anything private — your router, your LAN, localhost, internal/cloud addresses are always blocked.
Reachable only over our private group setup — it is not an open proxy on the public internet.
If your machine is off or slow, the pool just skips you. Nothing breaks.
You can stop it instantly, any time (see below).

Be aware of the trade-off before you say yes: these fetches leave your IP address. Volume is low and only public pages, but it is your personal connection. Only join if you're comfortable with that. You are not being paid, and you can quit whenever you like.

Join (about 5 minutes)

You need Python 3 installed. Replace YOUR_CODE with the join code you were given, then run the block for your system (click to copy):

macOS / Linux — Terminal:

curl -sSL https://data.asenda.ai/agent/install | DATACRAWL_TOKEN=YOUR_CODE bash

Windows — Command Prompt or PowerShell (works in either):

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$env:DATACRAWL_TOKEN='YOUR_CODE'; irm https://data.asenda.ai/agent/install.ps1 | iex"

It sets up an isolated environment, downloads the agent, shows a short notice, connects, and starts. Leave the window open while you're helping.

Stop any time

Press Ctrl-C in the window, then (optional) remove it completely:

rm -rf ~/.datacrawl-node

Want to see what's going through?

Just ask whoever invited you — they can share the list of pages being fetched. Only public pages are ever requested, and the agent enforces that itself.