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Notes on proxies, infrastructure, and running automation at scale.
2026-07-21
Why your sticky proxy session keeps changing IP
Six reasons a sticky session hands you a new exit IP mid-job — an expired lifetime, a malformed flag, a regenerated session id, ordinary residential churn — and how to tell which one you are looking at.
2026-07-21
How to set up proxy usage alerts in Discord
Point Basil Proxies at a Discord webhook and get pinged at 80% used, 1 GB left, empty, or a daily GB limit you set yourself. Two minutes to set up, and it runs on every sync after that.
2026-07-21
How to set a residential proxy session to never expire
Step by step, with screenshots — switch a Basil residential session to Sticky, press Max, and every proxy string you generate holds one IP with no timer. Plus how to build the same endpoint by hand and confirm it is actually holding.
2026-07-21
What a lifetime proxy session is, and when to use one
A lifetime (non-expiring) proxy session pins your traffic to one residential IP with no timer on it. Here is how it differs from rotating and timed sticky sessions, how long it really lasts, and the jobs it wins.