Deploy HoundScraper
A local-first reference deployment with PostgreSQL persistence.
Keep durable state
Back up PostgreSQL, the private artifact volume and the external encryption key. Run one embedded worker process initially. Job leases recover after interruption and stale workers cannot commit recovered work.
Enable optional providers deliberately
Browser rendering uses a separate private worker. AI extraction accepts an operator-configured OpenAI-compatible endpoint or native Gemini/Vertex adapter. Vertex uses application default credentials; no private service-account key is bundled. Search supports configured provider adapters. Optional providers fail clearly when missing; no paid service is selected silently.
Operate from evidence
Inspect job events, partial-result reasons, provider usage, signed webhook delivery and retention settings. Advanced worker model calls reserve shared token and configured-dollar ceilings before dispatch, including retries and parallel pages. Exhaustion pauses resumable work. Unknown usage retains its reservation; no default prices are invented. See the capability matrix for qualification limits.