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gozzootoday at 6:44 PM4 repliesview on HN

The article doesn't mention docker at all. I don't understand why containers are not viable solution for headless browsers.


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kevmo314today at 6:50 PM

Their competitive advantage is not so much running the browser but rather making the browser undetectable.

They boast a large residential proxy network too, which tells you all you need to know.

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torginustoday at 6:54 PM

Or processes. Chrome has builtin process isolation for every browser tab. It starts up darn near instantly, and scores as 'pretty good' as far as sandboxing is concerned.

robobentoday at 6:50 PM

docker is not a security boundary but a resource boundary.

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Reformedottoday at 6:53 PM

Docker does not isolate, consumes more resources and is slower