Build a Free Scheduled Scraper
The pattern I built to run scrapers for free, on a schedule, that quietly fix and restart themselves, with a free local AI model doing the extraction so it costs nothing to run.
$39 one time
Get it on Whop
What's inside
41 page PDF, covering:
- Before you start
- Your toolkit: skills, repos & accounts
- How I actually fetch: pick the right tool for the page
- Plain-English word list
- Scrape responsibly: read this first
- Your planning worksheet
- Pick a target & plan
- Write the fetcher
- Extract with the local model
- Store the data
- Schedule it & keep it alive
- Log rotation & a health check
- Appendix A · The template: a complete working scraper
- Appendix B · Common questions
- Appendix C · Troubleshooting
- Appendix D · Living with your scraper
In the kit
run_scraper.ps1README.mdrun_scraper.shpackage.jsonrotate_log.shcom.you.scraper.plistscraper_ollama.jsprompts.md
Works with
- Mac & Windows
- Free to run
- Self-healing
- Runs on a schedule
- Built in 6 phases
FAQ
What do I get?
A 41 page PDF guide and a kit of 8 files, including every prompt as plain text.
How much is it?
It is $39 one time on Whop.
Does it work on Windows?
Yes. Every step covers both Mac and Windows.
Who made it?
I’m Mike. I build iPhone apps, Mac apps and the systems behind them.
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