Config advices for running in a container

[loorisr]

Hello,

Thanks for this awesome version of Playwright! it is so easy to use!

I've built a scrape API with it that runs on a container (https://github.com/loorisr/playwright-scrape-api).
I would like advices on how to configure the browser to run it in a container please. (headless, even if it's not the best for stealthiness).

These are the settings used by Firecrawl and Crawl4AI. There are so many of many that I don't known if it has an impact on bot detection.

Firecrawl

      '--no-sandbox',
      '--disable-setuid-sandbox',
      '--disable-dev-shm-usage',
      '--disable-accelerated-2d-canvas',
      '--no-first-run',
      '--no-zygote',
      '--single-process',
      '--disable-gpu'

Crawl4AI
Default

            "--disable-gpu",
            "--disable-gpu-compositing",
            "--disable-software-rasterizer",
            "--no-sandbox",
            "--disable-dev-shm-usage",
            "--no-first-run",
            "--no-default-browser-check",
            "--disable-infobars",
            "--window-position=0,0",
            "--ignore-certificate-errors",
            "--ignore-certificate-errors-spki-list",
            "--disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled",
            "--window-position=400,0",
            "--disable-renderer-backgrounding",
            "--disable-ipc-flooding-protection",
            "--force-color-profile=srgb",
            "--mute-audio",
            "--disable-background-timer-throttling",

in lite mode : default +:

    "--disable-background-networking",
    "--disable-background-timer-throttling",
    "--disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows",
    "--disable-breakpad",
    "--disable-client-side-phishing-detection",
    "--disable-component-extensions-with-background-pages",
    "--disable-default-apps",
    "--disable-extensions",
    "--disable-features=TranslateUI",
    "--disable-hang-monitor",
    "--disable-ipc-flooding-protection",
    "--disable-popup-blocking",
    "--disable-prompt-on-repost",
    "--disable-sync",
    "--force-color-profile=srgb",
    "--metrics-recording-only",
    "--no-first-run",
    "--password-store=basic",
    "--use-mock-keychain",

in text mode : default + :

                    "--blink-settings=imagesEnabled=false",
                    "--disable-remote-fonts",
                    "--disable-images",
                    "--disable-javascript",
                    "--disable-software-rasterizer",
                    "--disable-dev-shm-usage",

Thanks!

[kaliiiiiiiiii]

General way to go is:

1. Run without any extra arguments
2. Only add the ones which are ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED for chromium to run

Also, make sure to use a desktop environment

[loorisr]

Thanks. If we add extra arguments to reduce the required memory/CPU usage, do you think it can make it detectable?

When you say desktop environment do you mean not headless ?

[kaliiiiiiiiii]

1. Not that I know of - or would probably just reduce performance
2. Yes. e.g. X11 or even better, wayland

[loorisr]

thanks @kaliiiiiiiiii