Merge remote-tracking branch 'refs/remotes/origin/master' into fork-master

# Conflicts:
#	.github/workflows/release-docker.yml

.github/workflows/release-docker.yml

@@ -4,50 +4,64 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*.*.*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   build-docker-images:
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      -
+      - name: Checkout
-        name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
-      -
+      - name: Downcase repo
-        name: Downcase repo
         run: echo REPOSITORY=$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]') >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      -
+
-        name: Docker meta
+      - name: Docker meta
         id: docker_meta
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-docker-meta@v3
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
-          images: ${{ env.REPOSITORY }},ghcr.io/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}
+          images: |
-          tag-sha: false
+            ${{ env.REPOSITORY }},enable=${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-      -
+            ghcr.io/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}
-        name: Set up QEMU
+          tags: |
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},prefix=v
-      -
+            type=ref,event=pr
-        name: Set up Docker Buildx
+          flavor: |
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+            latest=auto
-      -
+
-        name: Login to DockerHub
+      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to DockerHub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-      -
+
-        name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN  }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
-      -
+
-        name: Build and push
+      - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./Dockerfile
           platforms: linux/386,linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64/v8
-          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,48 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v3.3.21 (2024/06/26)
+* Add challenge selector to catch reloading page on non-English systems
+* Escape values for generated form used in request.post. Thanks @mynameisbogdan
+
+## v3.3.20 (2024/06/21)
+* maxTimeout should always be int
+* Check not running in Docker before logging version_main error
+* Update Cloudflare challenge and checkbox selectors. Thanks @tenettow & @21hsmw
+
+## v3.3.19 (2024/05/23)
+* Fix occasional headless issue on Linux when set to "false". Thanks @21hsmw
+
+## v3.3.18 (2024/05/20)
+
+* Fix LANG ENV for Linux
+* Fix Chrome v124+ not closing on Windows. Thanks @RileyXX
+
+## v3.3.17 (2024/04/09)
+
+* Fix file descriptor leak in service on quit(). Thanks @zkulis
+
+## v3.3.16 (2024/02/28)
+
+* Fix of the subprocess.STARTUPINFO() call. Thanks @ceconelo
+* Add FreeBSD support. Thanks @Asthowen
+* Use headless configuration properly. Thanks @hashworks
+
+## v3.3.15 (2024/02/20)
+
+* Fix looping challenges
+
+## v3.3.14-hotfix2 (2024/02/17)
+
+* Hotfix 2 - bad Chromium build, instances failed to terminate
+
+## v3.3.14-hotfix (2024/02/17)
+
+* Hotfix for Linux build - some Chrome files no longer exist
+
+## v3.3.14 (2024/02/17)
+
+* Update Chrome downloads. Thanks @opemvbs
+
 ## v3.3.13 (2024/01/07)
 
 * Fix too many open files error

Dockerfile

@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/dumb-init", "--"]
 CMD ["/usr/local/bin/python", "-u", "/app/flaresolverr.py"]
 
 # Local build
-# docker build -t ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.13 .
+# docker build -t ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.21 .
-# docker run -p 8191:8191 ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.13
+# docker run -p 8191:8191 ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.21
 
 # Multi-arch build
 # docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
 # docker buildx create --use
-# docker buildx build -t ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.13 --platform linux/386,linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64/v8 .
+# docker buildx build -t ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.21 --platform linux/386,linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64/v8 .
 #   add --push to publish in DockerHub
 
 # Test multi-arch build
 # docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
 # docker buildx create --use
-# docker buildx build -t ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.13 --platform linux/arm/v7 --load .
+# docker buildx build -t ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.21 --platform linux/arm/v7 --load .
-# docker run -p 8191:8191 --platform linux/arm/v7 ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.13
+# docker run -p 8191:8191 --platform linux/arm/v7 ngosang/flaresolverr:3.3.21

README.md

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ Supported architectures are:
 | ARM32        | linux/arm/v7 |
 | ARM64        | linux/arm64  |
 
-We provide a `docker-compose.yml` configuration file. Clone this repository and execute `docker-compose up -d` to start
+We provide a `docker-compose.yml` configuration file. Clone this repository and execute
+`docker-compose up -d` _(Compose V1)_ or `docker compose up -d` _(Compose V2)_ to start
 the container.
 
 If you prefer the `docker cli` execute the following command.
@@ -78,11 +79,19 @@ This is the recommended way for Windows users.
 
 * Install [Python 3.11](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
 * Install [Chrome](https://www.google.com/intl/en_us/chrome/) (all OS) or [Chromium](https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium/) (just Linux, it doesn't work in Windows) web browser.
-* (Only in Linux / macOS) Install [Xvfb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvfb) package.
+* (Only in Linux) Install [Xvfb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvfb) package.
+* (Only in macOS) Install [XQuartz](https://www.xquartz.org/) package.
 * Clone this repository and open a shell in that path.
 * Run `pip install -r requirements.txt` command to install FlareSolverr dependencies.
 * Run `python src/flaresolverr.py` command to start FlareSolverr.
 
+### From source code (FreeBSD/TrueNAS CORE)
+
+* Run `pkg install chromium python39 py39-pip xorg-vfbserver` command to install the required dependencies.
+* Clone this repository and open a shell in that path.
+* Run `python3.9 -m pip install -r requirements.txt` command to install FlareSolverr dependencies.
+* Run `python3.9 src/flaresolverr.py` command to start FlareSolverr.
+
 ### Systemd service
 
 We provide an example Systemd unit file `flaresolverr.service` as reference. You have to modify the file to suit your needs: paths, user and environment variables.
@@ -115,6 +124,17 @@ response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
 print(response.text)
 ```
 
+Example PowerShell request:
+```ps1
+$body = @{
+    cmd = "request.get"
+    url = "http://www.google.com/"
+    maxTimeout = 60000
+} | ConvertTo-Json
+
+irm -UseBasicParsing 'http://localhost:8191/v1' -Headers @{"Content-Type"="application/json"} -Method Post -Body $body
+```
+
 ### Commands
 
 #### + `sessions.create`
@@ -259,8 +279,8 @@ This is the same as `request.get` but it takes one more param:
 
 Environment variables are set differently depending on the operating system. Some examples:
 * Docker: Take a look at the Docker section in this document. Environment variables can be set in the `docker-compose.yml` file or in the Docker CLI command.
-* Linux: Run `export LOG_LEVEL=debug` and then start FlareSolverr in the same shell.
+* Linux: Run `export LOG_LEVEL=debug` and then run `flaresolverr` in the same shell.
-* Windows: Open `cmd.exe`, run `set LOG_LEVEL=debug` and then start FlareSolverr in the same shell.
+* Windows: Open `cmd.exe`, run `set LOG_LEVEL=debug` and then run `flaresolverr.exe` in the same shell.
 
 ## Prometheus exporter
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "flaresolverr",
-  "version": "3.3.13",
+  "version": "3.3.21",
   "description": "Proxy server to bypass Cloudflare protection",
   "author": "Diego Heras (ngosang / ngosang@hotmail.es)",
   "license": "MIT"

requirements.txt

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ selenium==4.15.2
 func-timeout==4.3.5
 prometheus-client==0.17.1
 # required by undetected_chromedriver
-requests==2.31.0
+requests==2.32.3
-certifi==2023.7.22
+certifi==2024.07.04
 websockets==11.0.3
-# only required for linux
+# only required for linux and macos
-xvfbwrapper==0.2.9
+xvfbwrapper==0.2.9; platform_system != "Windows"
 # only required for windows
-pefile==2023.2.7
+pefile==2023.2.7; platform_system == "Windows"

src/build_package.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def clean_files():
 
 def download_chromium():
     # https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-snapshots/index.html?prefix=Linux_x64/
-    revision = "1140001" if os.name == 'nt' else '1140000'
+    revision = "1260008" if os.name == 'nt' else '1260015'
     arch = 'Win_x64' if os.name == 'nt' else 'Linux_x64'
     dl_file = 'chrome-win' if os.name == 'nt' else 'chrome-linux'
     dl_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), os.pardir, 'dist_chrome')
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ def download_chromium():
         # Give executable permissions for *nix
         # file * | grep executable | cut -d: -f1
         print("Giving executable permissions...")
-        execs = ['chrome', 'chrome_crashpad_handler', 'chrome_sandbox', 'chrome-wrapper', 'nacl_helper',
+        execs = ['chrome', 'chrome_crashpad_handler', 'chrome_sandbox', 'chrome-wrapper', 'xdg-mime', 'xdg-settings']
-                 'nacl_helper_bootstrap', 'nacl_irt_x86_64.nexe', 'xdg-mime', 'xdg-settings']
         for exec_file in execs:
             exec_path = os.path.join(chrome_path, exec_file)
             os.chmod(exec_path, 0o755)

src/flaresolverr.py

@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging.info(f'FlareSolverr {utils.get_flaresolverr_version()}')
     logging.debug('Debug log enabled')
 
+    # Get current OS for global variable
+    utils.get_current_platform()
+
     # test browser installation
     flaresolverr_service.test_browser_installation()
 

src/flaresolverr_service.py

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import platform
 import sys
 import time
 from datetime import timedelta
-from urllib.parse import unquote
+from html import escape
+from urllib.parse import unquote, quote
 
 from func_timeout import FunctionTimedOut, func_timeout
 from selenium.common import TimeoutException
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ CHALLENGE_TITLES = [
 ]
 CHALLENGE_SELECTORS = [
     # Cloudflare
-    '#cf-challenge-running', '.ray_id', '.attack-box', '#cf-please-wait', '#challenge-spinner', '#trk_jschal_js',
+    '#cf-challenge-running', '.ray_id', '.attack-box', '#cf-please-wait', '#challenge-spinner', '#trk_jschal_js', '#turnstile-wrapper', '.lds-ring',
     # Custom CloudFlare for EbookParadijs, Film-Paleis, MuziekFabriek and Puur-Hollands
     'td.info #js_info',
     # Fairlane / pararius.com
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def _controller_v1_handler(req: V1RequestBase) -> V1ResponseBase:
         logging.warning("Request parameter 'userAgent' was removed in FlareSolverr v2.")
 
     # set default values
-    if req.maxTimeout is None or req.maxTimeout < 1:
+    if req.maxTimeout is None or int(req.maxTimeout) < 1:
         req.maxTimeout = 60000
 
     # execute the command
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ def _cmd_sessions_destroy(req: V1RequestBase) -> V1ResponseBase:
 
 
 def _resolve_challenge(req: V1RequestBase, method: str) -> ChallengeResolutionT:
-    timeout = req.maxTimeout / 1000
+    timeout = int(req.maxTimeout) / 1000
     driver = None
     try:
         if req.session:
@@ -245,6 +246,8 @@ def _resolve_challenge(req: V1RequestBase, method: str) -> ChallengeResolutionT:
         raise Exception('Error solving the challenge. ' + str(e).replace('\n', '\\n'))
     finally:
         if not req.session and driver is not None:
+            if utils.PLATFORM_VERSION == "nt":
+                driver.close()
             driver.quit()
             logging.debug('A used instance of webdriver has been destroyed')
 
@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ def click_verify(driver: WebDriver):
         driver.switch_to.frame(iframe)
         checkbox = driver.find_element(
             by=By.XPATH,
-            value='//*[@id="challenge-stage"]/div/label/input',
+            value='//*[@id="content"]/div/div/label/input',
         )
         if checkbox:
             actions = ActionChains(driver)
@@ -287,20 +290,35 @@ def click_verify(driver: WebDriver):
     time.sleep(2)
 
 
+def get_correct_window(driver: WebDriver) -> WebDriver:
+    if len(driver.window_handles) > 1:
+        for window_handle in driver.window_handles:
+            driver.switch_to.window(window_handle)
+            current_url = driver.current_url
+            if not current_url.startswith("devtools://devtools"):
+                return driver
+    return driver
+
+
+def access_page(driver: WebDriver, url: str) -> None:
+    driver.get(url)
+    driver.start_session()
+    driver.start_session()  # required to bypass Cloudflare
+
+
 def _evil_logic(req: V1RequestBase, driver: WebDriver, method: str) -> ChallengeResolutionT:
     res = ChallengeResolutionT({})
     res.status = STATUS_OK
     res.message = ""
 
+
     # navigate to the page
     logging.debug(f'Navigating to... {req.url}')
-    driver.get(req.url)
-    driver.start_session() # required to bypass Cloudflare
     if method == 'POST':
         _post_request(req, driver)
     else:
-        driver.get(req.url)
+        access_page(driver, req.url)
-        driver.start_session()  # required to bypass Cloudflare
+    driver = get_correct_window(driver)
 
     # set cookies if required
     if req.cookies is not None and len(req.cookies) > 0:
@@ -312,8 +330,8 @@ def _evil_logic(req: V1RequestBase, driver: WebDriver, method: str) -> Challenge
         if method == 'POST':
             _post_request(req, driver)
         else:
-            driver.get(req.url)
+            access_page(driver, req.url)
-            driver.start_session()  # required to bypass Cloudflare
+        driver = get_correct_window(driver)
 
     # wait for the page
     if utils.get_config_log_html():
@@ -427,7 +445,7 @@ def _post_request(req: V1RequestBase, driver: WebDriver):
             value = unquote(parts[1])
         except Exception:
             value = parts[1]
-        post_form += f'<input type="text" name="{name}" value="{value}"><br>'
+        post_form += f'<input type="text" name="{escape(quote(name))}" value="{escape(quote(value))}"><br>'
     post_form += '</form>'
     html_content = f"""
         <!DOCTYPE html>
@@ -437,5 +455,6 @@ def _post_request(req: V1RequestBase, driver: WebDriver):
             <script>document.getElementById('hackForm').submit();</script>
         </body>
         </html>"""
-    driver.get("data:text/html;charset=utf-8," + html_content)
+    driver.get("data:text/html;charset=utf-8,{html_content}".format(html_content=html_content))
+    driver.start_session()
     driver.start_session()  # required to bypass Cloudflare

src/sessions.py

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class SessionsStorage:
             return False
 
         session = self.sessions.pop(session_id)
+        if utils.PLATFORM_VERSION == "nt":
+            session.driver.close()
         session.driver.quit()
         return True
 

src/undetected_chromedriver/__init__.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ by UltrafunkAmsterdam (https://github.com/ultrafunkamsterdam)
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 
-__version__ = "3.5.4"
+__version__ = "3.5.5"
 
 import json
 import logging
@@ -451,8 +451,10 @@ class Chrome(selenium.webdriver.chrome.webdriver.WebDriver):
                 options.binary_location, *options.arguments
             )
         else:
-            startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+            startupinfo = None
             if os.name == 'nt' and windows_headless:
+                # STARTUPINFO() is Windows only
+                startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
                 startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
             browser = subprocess.Popen(
                 [options.binary_location, *options.arguments],
@@ -769,7 +771,9 @@ class Chrome(selenium.webdriver.chrome.webdriver.WebDriver):
 
     def quit(self):
         try:
+            self.service.stop()
             self.service.process.kill()
+            self.command_executor.close()
             self.service.process.wait(5)
             logger.debug("webdriver process ended")
         except (AttributeError, RuntimeError, OSError):
@@ -784,15 +788,6 @@ class Chrome(selenium.webdriver.chrome.webdriver.WebDriver):
             logger.debug("gracefully closed browser")
         except Exception as e:  # noqa
             pass
-        # Force kill Chrome process in Windows
-        # https://github.com/FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr/issues/772
-        if os.name == 'nt':
-            try:
-                subprocess.call(['taskkill', '/f', '/pid', str(self.browser_pid)],
-                                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
-            except Exception:
-                pass
         if (
             hasattr(self, "keep_user_data_dir")
             and hasattr(self, "user_data_dir")

src/undetected_chromedriver/devtool.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import asyncio
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from functools import wraps
+import os
 import logging
 import threading
 import time
@@ -187,4 +188,6 @@ def test():
 
     time.sleep(10)
 
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        driver.close()
     driver.quit()

src/undetected_chromedriver/patcher.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from multiprocessing import Lock
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-IS_POSIX = sys.platform.startswith(("darwin", "cygwin", "linux", "linux2"))
+IS_POSIX = sys.platform.startswith(("darwin", "cygwin", "linux", "linux2", "freebsd"))
 
 
 class Patcher(object):
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ class Patcher(object):
             # check if version_main_int is less than or equal to e.g 114
             self.is_old_chromedriver = version_main and version_main_int <= 114
         except (ValueError,TypeError):
-            # If the conversion fails, print an error message
+            # Check not running inside Docker
-            print("version_main cannot be converted to an integer")
+            if not os.path.exists("/app/chromedriver"):
+                # If the conversion fails, log an error message
+                logging.info("version_main cannot be converted to an integer")
             # Set self.is_old_chromedriver to False if the conversion fails
             self.is_old_chromedriver = False
 
@@ -80,6 +82,11 @@ class Patcher(object):
             os.makedirs(self.data_path, exist_ok=True)
 
         if not executable_path:
+            if sys.platform.startswith("freebsd"):
+                self.executable_path = os.path.join(
+                    self.data_path, self.exe_name
+                )
+            else:
                 self.executable_path = os.path.join(
                     self.data_path, "_".join([prefix, self.exe_name])
                 )
@@ -127,6 +134,9 @@ class Patcher(object):
             else:
                 self.platform_name = "mac-x64"
             self.exe_name %= ""
+        if self.platform.startswith("freebsd"):
+            self.platform_name = "freebsd"
+            self.exe_name %= ""
 
     def auto(self, executable_path=None, force=False, version_main=None, _=None):
         """
@@ -166,6 +176,35 @@ class Patcher(object):
         if force is True:
             self.force = force
 
+
+        if self.platform_name == "freebsd":
+            chromedriver_path = shutil.which("chromedriver")
+
+            if not os.path.isfile(chromedriver_path) or not os.access(chromedriver_path, os.X_OK):
+                logging.error("Chromedriver not installed!")
+                return
+
+            version_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.executable_path), "version.txt")
+
+            process = os.popen(f'"{chromedriver_path}" --version')
+            chromedriver_version = process.read().split(' ')[1].split(' ')[0]
+            process.close()
+
+            current_version = None
+            if os.path.isfile(version_path) or os.access(version_path, os.X_OK):
+                with open(version_path, 'r') as f:
+                    current_version = f.read()
+
+            if current_version != chromedriver_version:
+                logging.info("Copying chromedriver executable...")
+                shutil.copy(chromedriver_path, self.executable_path)
+                os.chmod(self.executable_path, 0o755)
+
+                with open(version_path, 'w') as f:
+                    f.write(chromedriver_version)
+
+                logging.info("Chromedriver executable copied!")
+        else:
             try:
                 os.unlink(self.executable_path)
             except PermissionError:
@@ -186,6 +225,7 @@ class Patcher(object):
             self.version_main = release.version[0]
             self.version_full = release
             self.unzip_package(self.fetch_package())
+
         return self.patch()
 
     def driver_binary_in_use(self, path: str = None) -> bool:
@@ -290,7 +330,7 @@ class Patcher(object):
             download_url = "%s/%s/%s" % (self.url_repo, self.version_full.vstring, zip_name)
         else:
             zip_name = zip_name.replace("_", "-", 1)
-            download_url = "https://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/chrome/chrome-for-testing/%s/%s/%s"
+            download_url = "https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/%s/%s/%s"
             download_url %= (self.version_full.vstring, self.platform_name, zip_name)
 
         logger.debug("downloading from %s" % download_url)

src/utils.py

@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import urllib.parse
 import tempfile
+import sys
 
 from selenium.webdriver.chrome.webdriver import WebDriver
 import undetected_chromedriver as uc
 
 FLARESOLVERR_VERSION = None
+PLATFORM_VERSION = None
 CHROME_EXE_PATH = None
 CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION = None
 USER_AGENT = None
@@ -37,6 +39,13 @@ def get_flaresolverr_version() -> str:
         FLARESOLVERR_VERSION = json.loads(f.read())['version']
         return FLARESOLVERR_VERSION
 
+def get_current_platform() -> str:
+    global PLATFORM_VERSION
+    if PLATFORM_VERSION is not None:
+        return PLATFORM_VERSION
+    PLATFORM_VERSION = os.name
+    return PLATFORM_VERSION
+
 
 def create_proxy_extension(proxy: dict) -> str:
     parsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(proxy['url'])
@@ -138,7 +147,7 @@ def get_webdriver(proxy: dict = None) -> WebDriver:
 
     language = os.environ.get('LANG', None)
     if language is not None:
-        options.add_argument('--lang=%s' % language)
+        options.add_argument('--accept-lang=%s' % language)
 
     # Fix for Chrome 117 | https://github.com/FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr/issues/910
     if USER_AGENT is not None:
@@ -164,6 +173,8 @@ def get_webdriver(proxy: dict = None) -> WebDriver:
     # For normal headless mode:
     # options.add_argument('--headless')
 
+    options.add_argument("--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs")
+
     # if we are inside the Docker container, we avoid downloading the driver
     driver_exe_path = None
     version_main = None
@@ -180,9 +191,12 @@ def get_webdriver(proxy: dict = None) -> WebDriver:
 
     # downloads and patches the chromedriver
     # if we don't set driver_executable_path it downloads, patches, and deletes the driver each time
+    try:
         driver = uc.Chrome(options=options, browser_executable_path=browser_executable_path,
                            driver_executable_path=driver_exe_path, version_main=version_main,
-                       windows_headless=windows_headless, headless=windows_headless)
+                           windows_headless=windows_headless, headless=get_config_headless())
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error("Error starting Chrome: %s" % e)
 
     # save the patched driver to avoid re-downloads
     if driver_exe_path is None:
@@ -308,6 +322,8 @@ def get_user_agent(driver=None) -> str:
         raise Exception("Error getting browser User-Agent. " + str(e))
     finally:
         if driver is not None:
+            if PLATFORM_VERSION == "nt":
+                driver.close()
             driver.quit()