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## Prerequisite
### Requirements
Click each one for install guide:
* [Python >= 3.6.x](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/)
* [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/)
* [git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
* [virtualenv](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/) (Recommended)
* [TA-Lib](https://mrjbq7.github.io/ta-lib/install.html) (install instructions below)
### API keys
Before running your bot in production you will need to setup few
external API. In production mode, the bot will require valid Exchange API
credentials. We also recommend a [Telegram bot](telegram-usage.md#setup-your-telegram-bot) (optional but recommended).
- [Setup your exchange account](#setup-your-exchange-account)
### Setup your exchange account
You will need to create API Keys (Usually you get `key` and `secret`) from the Exchange website and insert this into the appropriate fields in the configuration or when asked by the installation script.
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## Easy Installation - Linux Script
If you are on Debian, Ubuntu or MacOS a freqtrade provides a script to Install, Update, Configure, and Reset your bot.
If you are on Debian, Ubuntu or MacOS freqtrade provides a script to Install, Update, Configure, and Reset your bot.
```bash
$ ./setup.sh
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This script will install everything you need to run the bot:
* Mandatory software as: `Python3`, `ta-lib`, `wget`
* Mandatory software as: `ta-lib`
* Setup your virtualenv
* Configure your `config.json` file
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We've included/collected install instructions for Ubuntu 16.04, MacOS, and Windows. These are guidelines and your success may vary with other distros.
OS Specific steps are listed first, the [Common](#common) section below is necessary for all systems.
### Requirements
Click each one for install guide:
* [Python >= 3.6.x](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/)
* [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/)
* [git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
* [virtualenv](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/) (Recommended)
* [TA-Lib](https://mrjbq7.github.io/ta-lib/install.html)
!!! Note
Python3.6 or higher and the corresponding pip are assumed to be available.
### Linux - Ubuntu 16.04
#### Install Python 3.6, Git, and wget
#### Install necessary dependencies
```bash
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/python-3.6
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3.6 python3.6-venv python3.6-dev build-essential autoconf libtool pkg-config make wget git
sudo apt-get install build-essential git
```
#### Raspberry Pi / Raspbian
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python3 -m pip install -e .
```
### MacOS
#### Install Python 3.6, git and wget
```bash
brew install python3 git wget
```
### Common
#### 1. Install TA-Lib
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```
Optionally checkout the stable/master branch:
Optionally checkout the master branch to get the latest stable release:
```bash
git checkout master
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#### 5. Install python dependencies
``` bash
pip3 install --upgrade pip
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
pip3 install -e .
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 -m pip install -e .
```
#### 6. Run the Bot
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If this is the first time you run the bot, ensure you are running it in Dry-run `"dry_run": true,` otherwise it will start to buy and sell coins.
```bash
python3.6 freqtrade -c config.json
python3 freqtrade -c config.json
```
*Note*: If you run the bot on a server, you should consider using [Docker](docker.md) or a terminal multiplexer like `screen` or [`tmux`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux) to avoid that the bot is stopped on logout.
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git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
```
copy paste `config.json` to ``\path\freqtrade-develop\freqtrade`
#### Install ta-lib
Install ta-lib according to the [ta-lib documentation](https://github.com/mrjbq7/ta-lib#windows).