next release version

* feat: remember listing delete preference

Persist soft/hard choice and skip-confirm in user settings.

README.md

@@ -167,6 +167,40 @@ For more information on how to set it up and use it, please refer to the [MCP Re
 
 Immoscout has implemented advanced bot detection. In order to work around this, we are using a reversed engineered version of their mobile api. See [Immoscout Reverse Engineering Documentation](https://github.com/orangecoding/fredy/blob/master/reverse-engineered-immoscout.md)
 
+## 🛡️ Bot Detection & Proxies
+
+Most browser-based providers (immowelt, immonet, kleinanzeigen, ...) are scraped through a hardened headless browser ([CloakBrowser](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cloakbrowser)). It makes the **browser fingerprint** indistinguishable from a real Chrome, which is enough when you run Fredy on a normal home connection.
+
+On a **server / VPS the requests usually originate from a datacenter IP**, and providers behind anti-bot systems (e.g. AWS CloudFront/WAF) block those based on **IP reputation alone**, no matter how perfect the fingerprint is. The typical symptom: it works locally but you get `We have been detected as a bot :-/` on the server.
+
+### The fix: a residential proxy
+
+A **residential proxy** routes Fredy's browser through the internet connection of a real household, so the provider sees a "normal user" IP instead of a datacenter. For German portals, use a **German (DE) residential** (or mobile/4G) proxy. Plain VPNs and **datacenter proxies do not help** here, they share the same bad reputation as your server.
+
+**Configure it** under **Settings → Execution → Proxy URL**. Supported formats:
+
+```
+http://user:pass@host:port
+socks5://user:pass@host:port
+```
+
+Leave the field empty to disable. The proxy applies to all headless-browser providers and takes effect on the next job run (no restart needed). Immoscout uses a separate mobile API and is not affected.
+
+### Where to get a residential proxy
+
+Residential proxies are a paid service (usually billed per GB, Fredy's traffic is small). Well-known providers offering German residential IPs include:
+
+| Provider | Notes |
+|---|---|
+| [IPRoyal](https://iproyal.com) | Pay-as-you-go, no monthly minimum, good for low volume |
+| [Webshare](https://www.webshare.io) | Cheap entry tier, has a small free plan to test with |
+| [Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)](https://decodo.com) | Easy setup, country/city targeting |
+| [SOAX](https://soax.com) | Residential + mobile, fine-grained geo-targeting |
+| [Bright Data](https://brightdata.com) | Largest pool, most features, higher complexity/price |
+| [Oxylabs](https://oxylabs.io) | Enterprise-grade, larger plans |
+
+This is not an endorsement, pick whatever fits your budget. For low-volume use like Fredy, a pay-as-you-go plan (e.g. IPRoyal) or a cheap entry tier (e.g. Webshare) is usually plenty. Make sure to select **Germany** as the proxy location and keep the search interval reasonable (the higher the interval, the less you look like a bot).
+
 ## Analytics
 
 Fredy is completely free (and will always remain free). However, it would be a huge help if you’d allow me to collect some analytical data.

lib/FredyPipelineExecutioner.js

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 
 import { NoNewListingsWarning } from './errors.js';
 import {
-  storeListings,
-  getKnownListingHashesForJobAndProvider,
   deleteListingsById,
+  getKnownListingHashesForJobAndProvider,
+  storeListings,
+  updateListingDistance,
 } from './services/storage/listingsStorage.js';
 import { getJob } from './services/storage/jobStorage.js';
 import * as notify from './notification/notify.js';
@@ -16,8 +17,7 @@ import urlModifier from './services/queryStringMutator.js';
 import logger from './services/logger.js';
 import { geocodeAddress } from './services/geocoding/geoCodingService.js';
 import { distanceMeters } from './services/listings/distanceCalculator.js';
-import { getUserSettings, getSettings } from './services/storage/settingsStorage.js';
+import { getSettings, getUserSettings } from './services/storage/settingsStorage.js';
-import { updateListingDistance } from './services/storage/listingsStorage.js';
 import booleanPointInPolygon from '@turf/boolean-point-in-polygon';
 import { formatListing } from './utils/formatListing.js';
 
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ class FredyPipelineExecutioner {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Optionally enrich new listings with data from their detail pages.
+   * Optionally, enrich new listings with data from their detail pages.
    * Only called when the provider config defines a `fetchDetails` function.
-   * Runs all fetches in parallel. Each individual fetch must handle its own errors
+   * Runs all fetches in parallel. Each fetch must handle its own errors
    * and always resolve (never reject) to avoid aborting other listings.
    *
    * @param {Listing[]} newListings New listings to enrich.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class FredyPipelineExecutioner {
     for (const listing of newListings) {
       if (listing.address) {
         const coords = await geocodeAddress(listing.address);
-        if (coords) {
+        if (coords && coords.lat !== -1 && coords.lng !== -1) {
           listing.latitude = coords.lat;
           listing.longitude = coords.lng;
         }
@@ -264,15 +264,15 @@ class FredyPipelineExecutioner {
     const requiredKeys = this._providerConfig.requiredFieldNames;
     const requireValues = ['id', 'link', 'title'];
 
-    const filteredListings = listings
+    return (
-      // this should never filter some listings out, because the normalize function should always extract all fields.
+      listings
-      .filter((item) => requiredKeys.every((key) => key in item))
+        // this should never filter some listings out, because the normalize function should always extract all fields.
-      // TODO: move blacklist filter to this file, so it will handle for all providers in same way.
+        .filter((item) => requiredKeys.every((key) => key in item))
-      .filter(this._providerConfig.filter)
+        // TODO: move blacklist filter to this file, so it will handle for all providers in same way.
-      // filter out listings that are missing required fields
+        .filter(this._providerConfig.filter)
-      .filter((item) => requireValues.every((key) => item[key] != null));
+        // filter out listings that are missing required fields
-
+        .filter((item) => requireValues.every((key) => item[key] != null))
-    return filteredListings;
+    );
   }
 
   /**

lib/TRACKING_POIS.js

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ export const TRACKING_POIS = {
   JOBS_TABLE_VIEW: 'JOBS_TABLE_VIEW',
   LISTING_TABLE_VIEW: 'LISTING_TABLE_VIEW',
   BASE_URL_SETTING: 'BASE_URL_SETTING',
+  SET_PROXY_SETTING: 'SET_PROXY_SETTING',
   DETECTED_AS_BOT: 'DETECTED_AS_BOT',
 };

lib/api/routes/generalSettingsRoute.js

@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ export default async function generalSettingsPlugin(fastify) {
       if (appSettings.baseUrl != null) {
         await trackPoi(TRACKING_POIS.BASE_URL_SETTING);
       }
+      if (appSettings.proxyUrl != null) {
+        await trackPoi(TRACKING_POIS.SET_PROXY_SETTING);
+      }
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error(err);
       return reply.code(500).send({ error: 'Error while trying to write settings.' });

lib/api/routes/userSettingsRoute.js

@@ -151,4 +151,28 @@ export default async function userSettingsPlugin(fastify) {
       return reply.code(500).send({ error: error.message });
     }
   });
+
+  fastify.post('/listing-deletion-preference', async (request, reply) => {
+    const userId = request.session.currentUser;
+    const { listing_deletion_preference } = request.body;
+
+    const globalSettings = await getSettings();
+    if (globalSettings.demoMode && !isAdmin(request)) {
+      return reply.code(403).send({ error: 'In demo mode, it is not allowed to change settings.' });
+    }
+
+    if (listing_deletion_preference == null) {
+      return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'listing_deletion_preference is required.' });
+    }
+
+    const { skipPrompt, hardDelete } = listing_deletion_preference;
+
+    try {
+      upsertSettings({ listing_deletion_preference: { skipPrompt, hardDelete } }, userId);
+      return { success: true };
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Error updating listing deletion preference', error);
+      return reply.code(500).send({ error: error.message });
+    }
+  });
 }

lib/provider/kleinanzeigen.js

@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ const config = {
     id: '.aditem@data-adid',
     price: '.aditem-main--middle--price-shipping--price | removeNewline | trim',
     tags: '.aditem-main--middle--tags | removeNewline | trim',
-    title: '.aditem-main .text-module-begin a | removeNewline | trim',
+    title: '.aditem-main .text-module-begin | removeNewline | trim',
-    link: '.aditem-main .text-module-begin a@href | removeNewline | trim',
+    link: '.aditem@data-href',
     description: '.aditem-main .aditem-main--middle--description | removeNewline | trim',
     address: '.aditem-main--top--left | trim | removeNewline',
     image: 'img@src',

lib/services/extractor/puppeteerExtractor.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import { launch } from 'cloakbrowser/puppeteer';
-import { debug, botDetected } from './utils.js';
+import { botDetected, debug } from './utils.js';
 import { getPreLaunchConfig } from './botPrevention.js';
 import logger from '../logger.js';
 import { trackPoi } from '../tracking/Tracker.js';
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export async function launchBrowser(url, options) {
     preCfg.windowSizeArg,
   ];
 
-  const browser = await launch({
+  return await launch({
     headless: options?.puppeteerHeadless ?? true,
     humanize: true,
     args,
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ export async function launchBrowser(url, options) {
     ...(options?.proxyUrl ? { proxy: options.proxyUrl } : {}),
     ...(preCfg.timezone ? { timezone: preCfg.timezone } : {}),
   });
-
-  return browser;
 }
 
 /**

lib/services/jobs/jobExecutionService.js

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import * as similarityCache from '../similarity-check/similarityCache.js';
 import { isRunning, markFinished, markRunning } from './run-state.js';
 import { sendToUsers } from '../sse/sse-broker.js';
 import * as puppeteerExtractor from '../extractor/puppeteerExtractor.js';
+import { getSettings } from '../storage/settingsStorage.js';
 
 /**
  * Initializes the job execution service.
@@ -160,6 +161,14 @@ export function initJobExecutionService({ providers, settings, intervalMs }) {
     }
     let browser;
     try {
+      // Read the proxy live (not from the startup snapshot) so changing it in the
+      // UI takes effect on the next run without a backend restart. An empty value
+      // disables the proxy. Routing the headless browser through a (German
+      // residential) proxy avoids datacenter-IP based bot detection on the
+      // Puppeteer-based providers (immowelt, immonet, kleinanzeigen, ...).
+      const liveSettings = await getSettings();
+      const proxyUrl = typeof liveSettings?.proxyUrl === 'string' ? liveSettings.proxyUrl.trim() : '';
+
       const jobProviders = job.provider.filter(
         (p) => providers.find((loaded) => loaded.metaInformation.id === p.id) != null,
       );
@@ -168,14 +177,14 @@ export function initJobExecutionService({ providers, settings, intervalMs }) {
           const matchedProvider = providers.find((loaded) => loaded.metaInformation.id === prov.id);
           matchedProvider.init({ ...prov, userId: job.userId }, job.blacklist);
 
-          if (browser && !browser.isConnected()) {
+          if (browser && !browser.connected) {
             logger.debug('Browser is disconnected, nullifying to launch a new one.');
             await puppeteerExtractor.closeBrowser(browser);
             browser = null;
           }
 
           if (!browser && matchedProvider.config.getListings == null) {
-            browser = await puppeteerExtractor.launchBrowser(matchedProvider.config.url, {});
+            browser = await puppeteerExtractor.launchBrowser(matchedProvider.config.url, proxyUrl ? { proxyUrl } : {});
           }
 
           await new FredyPipelineExecutioner(matchedProvider.config, job, prov.id, similarityCache, browser).execute();

lib/services/storage/listingsStorage.js

@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ export const storeListings = (jobId, providerId, listings) => {
         longitude: item.longitude || null,
       };
       stmt.run(params);
+      // Propagate the DB primary key back so downstream pipeline steps use the correct id
+      item.id = params.id;
     }
   });
 
@@ -417,9 +419,10 @@ export const deleteListingsByJobId = (jobId, hardDelete = false) => {
 };
 
 /**
- * Delete listings by a list of listing IDs.
+ * Delete listings by a list of listing IDs (the nanoid primary key stored in the `id` column).
+ * Used by API routes that receive row IDs from the client.
  *
- * @param {string[]} ids - Array of listing IDs to delete.
+ * @param {string[]} ids - Array of DB row IDs to delete.
  * @param {boolean} [hardDelete=false] - Whether to hard delete from DB or just mark as deleted.
  * @returns {any} The result from SqliteConnection.execute.
  */

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fredy",
-  "version": "22.0.7",
+  "version": "22.2.1",
   "description": "[F]ind [R]eal [E]states [d]amn eas[y].",
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "husky",
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
     "Firefox ESR"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@douyinfe/semi-icons": "^2.97.0",
+    "@douyinfe/semi-icons": "^2.99.3",
-    "@douyinfe/semi-ui": "2.97.0",
+    "@douyinfe/semi-ui": "2.99.3",
-    "@douyinfe/semi-ui-19": "^2.97.0",
+    "@douyinfe/semi-ui-19": "^2.99.3",
     "@fastify/cookie": "^11.0.2",
     "@fastify/helmet": "^13.0.2",
     "@fastify/session": "^11.1.1",
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.29.0",
     "@sendgrid/mail": "8.1.6",
     "@turf/boolean-point-in-polygon": "^7.3.5",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "6.0.1",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "6.0.2",
     "adm-zip": "^0.5.17",
     "better-sqlite3": "^12.10.0",
     "chart.js": "^4.5.1",
     "cheerio": "^1.2.0",
-    "cloakbrowser": "^0.3.28",
+    "cloakbrowser": "^0.3.31",
     "fastify": "^5.8.5",
     "handlebars": "4.7.9",
     "maplibre-gl": "^5.24.0",
@@ -86,41 +86,41 @@
     "node-cron": "^4.2.1",
     "node-fetch": "3.3.2",
     "node-mailjet": "6.0.11",
-    "nodemailer": "^8.0.7",
+    "nodemailer": "^8.0.10",
     "p-throttle": "^8.1.0",
     "package-up": "^5.0.0",
-    "puppeteer-core": "^24.43.1",
+    "puppeteer-core": "^25.1.0",
-    "query-string": "9.3.1",
+    "query-string": "9.4.0",
-    "react": "19.2.6",
+    "react": "19.2.7",
     "react-chartjs-2": "^5.3.1",
-    "react-dom": "19.2.6",
+    "react-dom": "19.2.7",
     "react-range-slider-input": "^3.3.5",
-    "react-router": "7.15.0",
+    "react-router": "7.16.0",
-    "react-router-dom": "7.15.0",
+    "react-router-dom": "7.16.0",
-    "resend": "^6.12.3",
+    "resend": "^6.12.4",
-    "semver": "^7.8.0",
+    "semver": "^7.8.1",
     "slack": "11.0.2",
-    "vite": "8.0.12",
+    "vite": "8.0.16",
     "x-var": "^3.0.1",
-    "zustand": "^5.0.13"
+    "zustand": "^5.0.14"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "7.29.0",
+    "@babel/core": "7.29.7",
-    "@babel/eslint-parser": "7.28.6",
+    "@babel/eslint-parser": "7.29.7",
-    "@babel/preset-env": "7.29.5",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "7.29.7",
-    "@babel/preset-react": "7.28.5",
+    "@babel/preset-react": "7.29.7",
     "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
     "chalk": "^5.6.2",
-    "eslint": "10.3.0",
+    "eslint": "10.4.1",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "10.1.8",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "7.37.5",
     "globals": "^17.6.0",
     "history": "5.3.0",
     "husky": "9.1.7",
     "less": "4.6.4",
-    "lint-staged": "17.0.4",
+    "lint-staged": "17.0.7",
     "nodemon": "^3.1.14",
     "prettier": "3.8.3",
-    "vitest": "^4.1.6"
+    "vitest": "^4.1.8"
   }
 }

test/mocks/mockStore.js

@@ -32,4 +32,7 @@ export const deletedIds = [];
 export const deleteListingsById = (ids) => {
   deletedIds.push(...ids);
 };
+export const deleteListingsByHash = (hashes) => {
+  deletedIds.push(...hashes);
+};
 /* eslint-enable no-unused-vars */

test/offlineFixtures.js

@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ async function tryReadFile(filepath) {
   }
 }
 
+function withRealEstateType(data, realEstateType) {
+  if (!realEstateType?.length || !Array.isArray(data?.resultListItems)) {
+    return data;
+  }
+
+  const cloned = typeof structuredClone === 'function' ? structuredClone(data) : JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data));
+  for (const item of cloned.resultListItems) {
+    if (item?.type === 'EXPOSE_RESULT' && item?.item) {
+      item.item.realEstateType = realEstateType;
+    }
+  }
+  return cloned;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns fixture HTML for the given URL by mapping hostname → provider name,
  * then distinguishing list vs detail pages by comparing the URL path against
@@ -83,7 +97,10 @@ export function buildFetchMock() {
         const raw = await tryReadFile(path.join(FIXTURES_DIR, 'immoscout_list.json'));
         listData = raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : { resultListItems: [] };
       }
-      return { ok: true, status: 200, json: () => Promise.resolve(listData) };
+
+      const requestedType = new URL(urlStr).searchParams.get('realestatetype');
+      const responseData = withRealEstateType(listData, requestedType);
+      return { ok: true, status: 200, json: () => Promise.resolve(responseData) };
     }
 
     if (urlStr.includes('api.mobile.immobilienscout24.de/expose/')) {

test/services/extractor/puppeteerExtractor.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 by Christian Kellner.
+ * Licensed under Apache-2.0 with Commons Clause and Attribution/Naming Clause
+ */
+
+import { vi, describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+// Mock the CloakBrowser launcher so no real Chromium binary is needed and we can
+// assert which options get forwarded to it.
+const { launchMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ launchMock: vi.fn() }));
+
+vi.mock('cloakbrowser/puppeteer', () => ({
+  launch: launchMock,
+}));
+
+const { launchBrowser } = await import('../../../lib/services/extractor/puppeteerExtractor.js');
+
+describe('launchBrowser proxy forwarding', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    launchMock.mockReset();
+    launchMock.mockResolvedValue({ close: async () => {} });
+  });
+
+  it('forwards proxyUrl to CloakBrowser as the proxy option', async () => {
+    await launchBrowser('https://www.immowelt.de/', { proxyUrl: 'http://user:pass@host:8080' });
+
+    expect(launchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(launchMock.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({ proxy: 'http://user:pass@host:8080' });
+  });
+
+  it('does not set a proxy when no proxyUrl is given', async () => {
+    await launchBrowser('https://www.immowelt.de/', {});
+
+    expect(launchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(launchMock.mock.calls[0][0].proxy).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});

test/services/immoscout/immoscout-web-translator.test.js

@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@
  */
 
 import { convertWebToMobile } from '../../../lib/services/immoscout/immoscout-web-translator.js';
-import { expect } from 'vitest';
+import { expect, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import { buildFetchMock } from '../../offlineFixtures.js';
 
 export const testData = JSON.parse(await readFile(new URL('./testdata.json', import.meta.url)));
 
+if (process.env.TEST_MODE === 'offline') {
+  vi.stubGlobal('fetch', buildFetchMock());
+}
+
 describe('#immoscout-mobile URL conversion', () => {
   // Test shape URL conversion
   it('should convert a full web URL with shape to mobile URL', () => {

test/services/jobs/jobExecutionService.test.js

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe('services/jobs/jobExecutionService', () => {
     const busPath = root + '/lib/services/events/event-bus.js';
     const jobStoragePath = root + '/lib/services/storage/jobStorage.js';
     const userStoragePath = root + '/lib/services/storage/userStorage.js';
+    const settingsStoragePath = root + '/lib/services/storage/settingsStorage.js';
     const brokerPath = root + '/lib/services/sse/sse-broker.js';
     const utilsPath = root + '/lib/utils.js';
     const loggerPath = root + '/lib/services/logger.js';
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ describe('services/jobs/jobExecutionService', () => {
       getUsers: () => state.users.slice(),
       getUser: (id) => state.users.find((u) => u.id === id) || null,
     }));
+    vi.doMock(settingsStoragePath, () => ({
+      getSettings: async () => ({}),
+    }));
     vi.doMock(brokerPath, () => ({
       sendToUsers: (...args) => calls.sent.push(args),
     }));

tools/devMock.js

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ const routes = {
   'GET /api/dashboard': dashboard,
   'GET /api/demo': { demoMode: false },
   'POST /api/user/settings/news-hash': {},
+  'POST /api/user/settings/listing-deletion-preference': {},
 };
 
 const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {

ui/src/components/ListingDeletionModal.jsx

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  * Licensed under Apache-2.0 with Commons Clause and Attribution/Naming Clause
  */
 
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Modal, Radio, RadioGroup, Typography } from '@douyinfe/semi-ui-19';
+import { Modal, Radio, RadioGroup, Typography, Checkbox } from '@douyinfe/semi-ui-19';
 
 const { Text } = Typography;
 
@@ -15,11 +15,24 @@ const ListingDeletionModal = ({
   title = 'Delete Listings',
   showOptions = true,
   message = 'How would you like to delete the selected listing(s)?',
+  defaultDeleteType = 'soft',
 }) => {
   const [deleteType, setDeleteType] = useState('soft');
+  const [remember, setRemember] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (visible) {
+      setDeleteType(defaultDeleteType);
+      setRemember(false);
+    }
+  }, [visible, defaultDeleteType]);
 
   const handleOk = () => {
-    onConfirm(!showOptions || deleteType === 'hard');
+    if (showOptions) {
+      onConfirm(deleteType === 'hard', remember);
+    } else {
+      onConfirm(true);
+    }
   };
 
   return (
@@ -36,32 +49,37 @@ const ListingDeletionModal = ({
         <Text>{message}</Text>
       </div>
       {showOptions && (
-        <RadioGroup value={deleteType} onChange={(e) => setDeleteType(e.target.value)} style={{ width: '100%' }}>
+        <>
-          <Radio value="soft" style={{ alignItems: 'flex-start', width: '100%' }}>
+          <RadioGroup value={deleteType} onChange={(e) => setDeleteType(e.target.value)} style={{ width: '100%' }}>
-            <div style={{ marginLeft: 8 }}>
+            <Radio value="soft" style={{ alignItems: 'flex-start', width: '100%' }}>
-              <Text strong>Mark as deleted (Soft Delete)</Text>
+              <div style={{ marginLeft: 8 }}>
-              <br />
+                <Text strong>Mark as deleted (Soft Delete)</Text>
-              <Text type="secondary">
-                Listings are kept in the database but marked as hidden. They will <b>not</b> re-appear during the next
-                scraping session.
-              </Text>
-            </div>
-          </Radio>
-          <Radio value="hard" style={{ marginTop: 16, alignItems: 'flex-start', width: '100%' }}>
-            <div style={{ marginLeft: 8 }}>
-              <Text strong>Remove from database (Hard Delete)</Text>
-              <br />
-              <Text type="secondary">
-                Listings are completely removed from the database.
                 <br />
-                <Text type="warning">
+                <Text type="secondary">
-                  Consequence: They might re-appear when scraping the next time because Fredy won't know they were
+                  Listings are kept in the database but marked as hidden. They will <b>not</b> re-appear during the next
-                  previously found.
+                  scraping session.
                 </Text>
-              </Text>
+              </div>
-            </div>
+            </Radio>
-          </Radio>
+            <Radio value="hard" style={{ marginTop: 16, alignItems: 'flex-start', width: '100%' }}>
-        </RadioGroup>
+              <div style={{ marginLeft: 8 }}>
+                <Text strong>Remove from database (Hard Delete)</Text>
+                <br />
+                <Text type="secondary">
+                  Listings are completely removed from the database.
+                  <br />
+                  <Text type="warning">
+                    Consequence: They might re-appear when scraping the next time because Fredy won't know they were
+                    previously found.
+                  </Text>
+                </Text>
+              </div>
+            </Radio>
+          </RadioGroup>
+          <Checkbox checked={remember} onChange={(e) => setRemember(e.target.checked)} style={{ marginTop: 16 }}>
+            Remember my choice and skip this dialog next time
+          </Checkbox>
+        </>
       )}
     </Modal>
   );

ui/src/components/grid/jobs/JobGrid.jsx

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ const JobGrid = () => {
 
   const userSettings = useSelector((state) => state.userSettings.settings);
   const viewMode = userSettings?.jobs_view_mode ?? 'grid';
+  const listingDeletionPref = userSettings?.listing_deletion_preference;
+  const defaultDeleteType = listingDeletionPref?.hardDelete ? 'hard' : 'soft';
 
   const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
   const pageSize = 12;
@@ -142,13 +144,21 @@ const JobGrid = () => {
   };
 
   const onListingRemoval = (jobId) => {
-    setPendingDeletion({ type: 'listings', jobId });
+    const deletion = { type: 'listings', jobId };
+    if (listingDeletionPref?.skipPrompt) {
+      confirmDeletion(listingDeletionPref.hardDelete, false, deletion);
+      return;
+    }
+    setPendingDeletion(deletion);
     setDeleteModalVisible(true);
   };
 
-  const confirmDeletion = async (hardDelete) => {
+  const confirmDeletion = async (hardDelete, remember, deletion = pendingDeletion) => {
-    const { type, jobId } = pendingDeletion;
+    const { type, jobId } = deletion;
     try {
+      if (remember && type === 'listings') {
+        await actions.userSettings.setListingDeletionPreference({ skipPrompt: true, hardDelete });
+      }
       if (type === 'job') {
         await xhrDelete('/api/jobs', { jobId });
         Toast.success('Job and listings successfully removed');
@@ -425,6 +435,7 @@ const JobGrid = () => {
         visible={deleteModalVisible}
         title={pendingDeletion?.type === 'job' ? 'Delete Job' : 'Delete Listings'}
         showOptions={pendingDeletion?.type !== 'job'}
+        defaultDeleteType={defaultDeleteType}
         message={
           pendingDeletion?.type === 'job'
             ? 'Are you sure you want to delete this job? All associated listings will be removed from the database.'

ui/src/components/listings/ListingsOverview.jsx

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const ListingsOverview = () => {
   const sp = useSearchParams();
 
   const viewMode = userSettings?.listings_view_mode ?? 'grid';
+  const listingDeletionPref = userSettings?.listing_deletion_preference;
+  const defaultDeleteType = listingDeletionPref?.hardDelete ? 'hard' : 'soft';
 
   const [page, setPage] = useSearchParamState(sp, 'page', 1, parseNumber);
   const pageSize = 40;
@@ -91,15 +93,22 @@ const ListingsOverview = () => {
   };
 
   const handleDelete = (id) => {
+    if (listingDeletionPref?.skipPrompt) {
+      confirmDeletion(listingDeletionPref.hardDelete, false, id);
+      return;
+    }
     setListingToDelete(id);
     setDeleteModalVisible(true);
   };
 
   const handleNavigate = (id) => navigate(`/listings/listing/${id}`);
 
-  const confirmDeletion = async (hardDelete) => {
+  const confirmDeletion = async (hardDelete, remember, id = listingToDelete) => {
     try {
-      await xhrDelete('/api/listings/', { ids: [listingToDelete], hardDelete });
+      if (remember) {
+        await actions.userSettings.setListingDeletionPreference({ skipPrompt: true, hardDelete });
+      }
+      await xhrDelete('/api/listings/', { ids: [id], hardDelete });
       Toast.success('Listing successfully removed');
       loadData();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -251,6 +260,7 @@ const ListingsOverview = () => {
 
       <ListingDeletionModal
         visible={deleteModalVisible}
+        defaultDeleteType={defaultDeleteType}
         onConfirm={confirmDeletion}
         onCancel={() => {
           setDeleteModalVisible(false);

ui/src/components/map/Map.jsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import maplibregl from 'maplibre-gl';
 import 'maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl.css';
 import '@mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw/dist/mapbox-gl-draw.css';
 import { fixMapboxDrawCompatibility, addDrawingControl, setupAreaFilterEventListeners } from './MapDrawingExtension.js';
+import { getBoundsFromCoords } from '../../views/listings/mapUtils.js';
 import './Map.less';
 
 export const GERMANY_BOUNDS = [
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ export default function Map({
   const mapContainerRef = useRef(null);
   const mapRef = useRef(null);
   const drawRef = useRef(null);
+  const hasFittedToInitialAreaRef = useRef(false);
 
   // Initialize map - ONLY when container changes, never reinitialize
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -128,6 +130,17 @@ export default function Map({
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error loading spatial filter:', error);
       }
+
+      if (!hasFittedToInitialAreaRef.current) {
+        const coords = initialSpatialFilter.features.flatMap((feature) =>
+          feature.geometry?.type === 'Polygon' ? feature.geometry.coordinates.flat() : [],
+        );
+        const bounds = getBoundsFromCoords(coords);
+        if (bounds) {
+          mapRef.current.fitBounds(bounds, { padding: 50, maxZoom: 15, duration: 0 });
+          hasFittedToInitialAreaRef.current = true;
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     // Setup drawing event listeners

ui/src/services/state/store.js

@@ -349,6 +349,20 @@ export const useFredyState = create(
               throw Exception;
             }
           },
+          async setListingDeletionPreference(listing_deletion_preference) {
+            try {
+              await xhrPost('/api/user/settings/listing-deletion-preference', { listing_deletion_preference });
+              set((state) => ({
+                userSettings: {
+                  ...state.userSettings,
+                  settings: { ...state.userSettings.settings, listing_deletion_preference },
+                },
+              }));
+            } catch (Exception) {
+              console.error('Error while trying to update listing deletion preference. Error:', Exception);
+              throw Exception;
+            }
+          },
         },
       };
 

ui/src/views/generalSettings/GeneralSettings.jsx

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import {
   AutoComplete,
   Select,
   Banner,
+  Radio,
+  RadioGroup,
+  Typography,
 } from '@douyinfe/semi-ui-19';
 import { InputNumber } from '@douyinfe/semi-ui-19';
 import { xhrPost, xhrGet } from '../../services/xhr';
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ import { debounce } from '../../utils';
 import Headline from '../../components/headline/Headline.jsx';
 import './GeneralSettings.less';
 
+const { Text } = Typography;
+
 function formatFromTimestamp(ts) {
   const date = new Date(ts);
   return `${date.getHours()}:${date.getMinutes() > 9 ? date.getMinutes() : '0' + date.getMinutes()}`;
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ const GeneralSettings = function GeneralSettings() {
   const currentUser = useSelector((state) => state.user.currentUser);
 
   const [interval, setInterval] = React.useState('');
+  const [proxyUrl, setProxyUrl] = React.useState('');
   const [port, setPort] = React.useState('');
   const [workingHourFrom, setWorkingHourFrom] = React.useState(null);
   const [workingHourTo, setWorkingHourTo] = React.useState(null);
@@ -73,9 +79,12 @@ const GeneralSettings = function GeneralSettings() {
   // User settings state
   const homeAddress = useSelector((state) => state.userSettings.settings.home_address);
   const providerDetails = useSelector((state) => state.userSettings.settings.provider_details);
+  const listingDeletionPreference = useSelector((state) => state.userSettings.settings.listing_deletion_preference);
   const allProviders = useSelector((state) => state.provider);
   const [address, setAddress] = useState(homeAddress?.address || '');
   const [coords, setCoords] = useState(homeAddress?.coords || null);
+  const [listingDeleteHard, setListingDeleteHard] = useState(false);
+  const [listingDeleteSkipPrompt, setListingDeleteSkipPrompt] = useState(false);
   const saving = useIsLoading(actions.userSettings.setHomeAddress);
   const [dataSource, setDataSource] = useState([]);
 
@@ -91,6 +100,7 @@ const GeneralSettings = function GeneralSettings() {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     async function init() {
       setInterval(settings?.interval);
+      setProxyUrl(settings?.proxyUrl ?? '');
       setPort(settings?.port);
       setWorkingHourFrom(settings?.workingHours?.from);
       setWorkingHourTo(settings?.workingHours?.to);
@@ -108,6 +118,11 @@ const GeneralSettings = function GeneralSettings() {
     setCoords(homeAddress?.coords || null);
   }, [homeAddress]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setListingDeleteHard(listingDeletionPreference?.hardDelete ?? false);
+    setListingDeleteSkipPrompt(listingDeletionPreference?.skipPrompt ?? false);
+  }, [listingDeletionPreference]);
+
   const nullOrEmpty = (val) => val == null || val.length === 0;
 
   const handleStore = async () => {
@@ -133,6 +148,7 @@ const GeneralSettings = function GeneralSettings() {
     try {
       await xhrPost('/api/admin/generalSettings', {
         interval,
+        proxyUrl: proxyUrl?.trim() ?? '',
         port,
         workingHours: {
           from: workingHourFrom,
@@ -215,6 +231,10 @@ const GeneralSettings = function GeneralSettings() {
     try {
       const responseJson = await actions.userSettings.setHomeAddress(address);
       setCoords(responseJson.coords);
+      await actions.userSettings.setListingDeletionPreference({
+        skipPrompt: listingDeleteSkipPrompt,
+        hardDelete: listingDeleteHard,
+      });
       await actions.userSettings.getUserSettings();
       Toast.success('Settings saved. Distance calculations are running in the background.');
     } catch (error) {
@@ -376,6 +396,18 @@ const GeneralSettings = function GeneralSettings() {
                   </div>
                 </SegmentPart>
 
+                <SegmentPart
+                  name="Proxy URL"
+                  helpText="Optional. Routes the scraping browser through a proxy. Server/datacenter IPs are frequently blocked by providers (e.g. immowelt) regardless of browser fingerprint, a German residential proxy makes requests look like a normal household and is the most effective fix. Format: http://user:pass@host:port or socks5://user:pass@host:port. Leave empty to disable."
+                >
+                  <Input
+                    type="text"
+                    placeholder="http://user:pass@host:port"
+                    value={proxyUrl}
+                    onChange={(value) => setProxyUrl(value)}
+                  />
+                </SegmentPart>
+
                 <div className="generalSettings__save-row">
                   <Button type="primary" theme="solid" onClick={handleStore} icon={<IconSave />}>
                     Save
@@ -444,6 +476,48 @@ const GeneralSettings = function GeneralSettings() {
                   />
                 </SegmentPart>
 
+                <SegmentPart
+                  name="Listing deletion"
+                  helpText="Choose the default deletion mode. Soft delete hides them without re-scraping; hard delete removes them from the database."
+                >
+                  <RadioGroup
+                    value={listingDeleteHard ? 'hard' : 'soft'}
+                    onChange={(e) => setListingDeleteHard(e.target.value === 'hard')}
+                  >
+                    <Radio value="soft">
+                      <div>
+                        <Text strong>Mark as deleted (Soft Delete)</Text>
+                        <br />
+                        <Text type="secondary">
+                          Listings are kept in the database but marked as hidden. They will <b>not</b> re-appear during
+                          the next scraping session.
+                        </Text>
+                      </div>
+                    </Radio>
+                    <Radio value="hard">
+                      <div>
+                        <Text strong>Remove from database (Hard Delete)</Text>
+                        <br />
+                        <Text type="secondary">
+                          Listings are completely removed from the database.
+                          <br />
+                          <Text type="warning">
+                            Consequence: They might re-appear when scraping the next time because Fredy won't know they
+                            were previously found.
+                          </Text>
+                        </Text>
+                      </div>
+                    </Radio>
+                  </RadioGroup>
+                  <Checkbox
+                    checked={listingDeleteSkipPrompt}
+                    onChange={(e) => setListingDeleteSkipPrompt(e.target.checked)}
+                    style={{ marginTop: 12 }}
+                  >
+                    Skip confirmation dialog
+                  </Checkbox>
+                </SegmentPart>
+
                 <div className="generalSettings__save-row">
                   <Button
                     icon={<IconSave />}

ui/src/views/listings/ListingDetail.jsx

@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ export default function ListingDetail() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const actions = useActions();
   const listing = useSelector((state) => state.listingsData.currentListing);
-  const homeAddress = useSelector((state) => state.userSettings.settings.home_address);
+  const userSettings = useSelector((state) => state.userSettings.settings);
+  const homeAddress = userSettings?.home_address;
+  const listingDeletionPref = userSettings?.listing_deletion_preference;
+  const defaultDeleteType = listingDeletionPref?.hardDelete ? 'hard' : 'soft';
   const mapContainer = useRef(null);
   const map = useRef(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -242,8 +245,11 @@ export default function ListingDetail() {
     };
   }, [listing, loading, homeAddress]);
 
-  const confirmDeletion = async (hardDelete) => {
+  const confirmDeletion = async (hardDelete, remember) => {
     try {
+      if (remember) {
+        await actions.userSettings.setListingDeletionPreference({ skipPrompt: true, hardDelete });
+      }
       await xhrDelete('/api/listings/', { ids: [listing.id], hardDelete });
       Toast.success('Listing successfully removed');
       navigate('/listings');
@@ -347,7 +353,13 @@ export default function ListingDetail() {
             </a>
             <Button
               icon={<IconDelete />}
-              onClick={() => setDeleteModalVisible(true)}
+              onClick={() => {
+                if (listingDeletionPref?.skipPrompt) {
+                  confirmDeletion(listingDeletionPref.hardDelete);
+                  return;
+                }
+                setDeleteModalVisible(true);
+              }}
               theme="light"
               type="danger"
             >
@@ -423,6 +435,7 @@ export default function ListingDetail() {
 
       <ListingDeletionModal
         visible={deleteModalVisible}
+        defaultDeleteType={defaultDeleteType}
         onConfirm={confirmDeletion}
         onCancel={() => setDeleteModalVisible(false)}
       />

ui/src/views/listings/Map.jsx

@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ export default function MapView() {
   const sp = useSearchParams();
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = sp;
   const listings = useSelector((state) => state.listingsData.mapListings);
-  const homeAddress = useSelector((state) => state.userSettings.settings.home_address);
+  const userSettings = useSelector((state) => state.userSettings.settings);
+  const homeAddress = userSettings?.home_address;
+  const listingDeletionPref = userSettings?.listing_deletion_preference;
+  const defaultDeleteType = listingDeletionPref?.hardDelete ? 'hard' : 'soft';
 
   const jobs = useSelector((state) => state.jobsData.jobs);
   const [jobId, setJobId] = useSearchParamState(sp, 'job', null, parseString);
@@ -52,10 +55,14 @@ export default function MapView() {
 
   const [deleteModalVisible, setDeleteModalVisible] = useState(false);
   const [listingToDelete, setListingToDelete] = useState(null);
+  const deleteListingRef = useRef(null);
 
-  const confirmListingDeletion = async (hardDelete) => {
+  const confirmListingDeletion = async (hardDelete, remember, id = listingToDelete) => {
     try {
-      await xhrDelete('/api/listings/', { ids: [listingToDelete], hardDelete });
+      if (remember) {
+        await actions.userSettings.setListingDeletionPreference({ skipPrompt: true, hardDelete });
+      }
+      await xhrDelete('/api/listings/', { ids: [id], hardDelete });
       Toast.success('Listing successfully removed');
       fetchListings();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -66,6 +73,15 @@ export default function MapView() {
     }
   };
 
+  deleteListingRef.current = (id) => {
+    if (listingDeletionPref?.skipPrompt) {
+      confirmListingDeletion(listingDeletionPref.hardDelete, false, id);
+      return;
+    }
+    setListingToDelete(id);
+    setDeleteModalVisible(true);
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     // Only reset to full range when no URL override is set
     if (urlPriceMax === null) {
@@ -88,10 +104,7 @@ export default function MapView() {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    window.deleteListing = (id) => {
+    window.deleteListing = (id) => deleteListingRef.current(id);
-      setListingToDelete(id);
-      setDeleteModalVisible(true);
-    };
 
     window.viewDetails = (id) => {
       navigate(`/listings/listing/${id}`);
@@ -472,6 +485,7 @@ export default function MapView() {
 
         <ListingDeletionModal
           visible={deleteModalVisible}
+          defaultDeleteType={defaultDeleteType}
           onConfirm={confirmListingDeletion}
           onCancel={() => {
             setDeleteModalVisible(false);