Bright Data Deploy Integration

Overview

Deploy Bright Data scraping applications to cloud platforms with proper secrets management. Key consideration: Bright Data proxy connections require outbound TCP to brd.superproxy.io on ports 33335 (proxy) and 9222 (Scraping Browser).

Prerequisites

• Bright Data production zone credentials
• Platform CLI installed (vercel, fly, or gcloud)
• Application tested in staging

Instructions

Step 1: Vercel Deployment (Serverless)

# Add secrets
vercel env add BRIGHTDATA_CUSTOMER_ID production
vercel env add BRIGHTDATA_ZONE production
vercel env add BRIGHTDATA_ZONE_PASSWORD production
vercel env add BRIGHTDATA_API_TOKEN production

// vercel.json
{
  "functions": {
    "api/scrape.ts": {
      "maxDuration": 60
    }
  }
}

// api/scrape.ts — Vercel serverless function
import type { VercelRequest, VercelResponse } from '@vercel/node';
import axios from 'axios';
import https from 'https';

export default async function handler(req: VercelRequest, res: VercelResponse) {
  const { url } = req.body;
  if (!url) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'url required' });

  const proxy = {
    host: 'brd.superproxy.io',
    port: 33335,
    auth: {
      username: `brd-customer-${process.env.BRIGHTDATA_CUSTOMER_ID}-zone-${process.env.BRIGHTDATA_ZONE}`,
      password: process.env.BRIGHTDATA_ZONE_PASSWORD!,
    },
  };

  try {
    const response = await axios.get(url, {
      proxy,
      httpsAgent: new https.Agent({ rejectUnauthorized: false }),
      timeout: 55000, // Leave 5s buffer for Vercel's 60s limit
    });
    res.json({ status: response.status, length: response.data.length });
  } catch (error: any) {
    res.status(502).json({ error: error.message });
  }
}

Step 2: Fly.io Deployment (Long-Running)

# fly.toml — better for Scraping Browser (needs WebSocket)
app = "my-scraper"
primary_region = "iad"

[env]
  NODE_ENV = "production"

[http_service]
  internal_port = 3000
  force_https = true
  auto_stop_machines = true
  auto_start_machines = true
  min_machines_running = 0

# Set secrets
fly secrets set BRIGHTDATA_CUSTOMER_ID=c_abc123
fly secrets set BRIGHTDATA_ZONE=web_unlocker_prod
fly secrets set BRIGHTDATA_ZONE_PASSWORD=z_prod_pass
fly secrets set BRIGHTDATA_API_TOKEN=prod_token

# Deploy
fly deploy

Step 3: Google Cloud Run

# Store secrets in Secret Manager
echo -n "c_abc123" | gcloud secrets create brightdata-customer-id --data-file=-
echo -n "web_unlocker_prod" | gcloud secrets create brightdata-zone --data-file=-
echo -n "z_prod_pass" | gcloud secrets create brightdata-zone-password --data-file=-

# Deploy with secret mounts
gcloud run deploy scraper \
  --image gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/scraper \
  --region us-central1 \
  --set-secrets=BRIGHTDATA_CUSTOMER_ID=brightdata-customer-id:latest \
  --set-secrets=BRIGHTDATA_ZONE=brightdata-zone:latest \
  --set-secrets=BRIGHTDATA_ZONE_PASSWORD=brightdata-zone-password:latest \
  --timeout=120 \
  --memory=512Mi

Step 4: Platform Comparison

Feature	Vercel	Fly.io	Cloud Run
Max timeout	60s (Pro: 300s)	No limit	3600s
WebSocket (Scraping Browser)	No	Yes	No
Outbound TCP	Yes	Yes	Yes
Best for	Web Unlocker API	Scraping Browser	Batch scraping
Cold start	Fast	Configurable	Medium

Step 5: Health Check Endpoint

// api/health.ts — works on all platforms
export async function GET() {
  try {
    const proxy = { host: 'brd.superproxy.io', port: 33335, auth: { username: `brd-customer-${process.env.BRIGHTDATA_CUSTOMER_ID}-zone-${process.env.BRIGHTDATA_ZONE}`, password: process.env.BRIGHTDATA_ZONE_PASSWORD! } };
    const start = Date.now();
    const res = await axios.get('https://lumtest.com/myip.json', { proxy, httpsAgent: new (await import('https')).Agent({ rejectUnauthorized: false }), timeout: 15000 });
    return Response.json({ status: 'healthy', proxy_ip: res.data.ip, latency_ms: Date.now() - start });
  } catch {
    return Response.json({ status: 'degraded' }, { status: 503 });
  }
}

Output

• Platform-specific deployment with secrets management
• Health check endpoint verifying proxy connectivity
• Timeout and memory configured for scraping workloads

Error Handling

Issue	Cause	Solution
Vercel timeout	60s limit too short	Upgrade to Pro (300s) or use Fly.io
WebSocket refused	Platform blocks WS	Use Fly.io for Scraping Browser
Cold start timeout	Proxy handshake slow	Configure min instances
Secrets not found	Wrong env name	Verify with platform CLI

Resources

• Vercel Serverless Limits
• Fly.io Documentation
• Cloud Run Docs

Next Steps

For webhook handling, see brightdata-webhooks-events.