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* [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
* [Easy Installation - Linux Script](#easy-installation---linux-script)
* [Manual installation](#manual-installation)
* [Automatic Installation - Docker](#automatic-installation---docker)
* [Custom Linux MacOS Installation](#custom-installation)
- [Requirements](#requirements)
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Config parameter is a `config.json` configurator. This script will ask you questions to setup your bot and create your `config.json`.
## Manual installation - Linux/MacOS
The following steps are made for Linux/MacOS environment
### 1. Clone the repo
```bash
git clone git@github.com:freqtrade/freqtrade.git
git checkout develop
cd freqtrade
```
### 2. Create the config file
Switch `"dry_run": true,`
```bash
cp config.json.example config.json
vi config.json
```
### 3. Build your docker image and run it
```bash
docker build -t freqtrade .
docker run --rm -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro -v `pwd`/config.json:/freqtrade/config.json -it freqtrade
```
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## Automatic Installation - Docker
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freqtrade --db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite
```
NOTE: db-url defaults to `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite` but it defaults to `sqlite://` if `dry_run=True` is being used.
*Note*: db-url defaults to `sqlite:///tradesv3.sqlite` but it defaults to `sqlite://` if `dry_run=True` is being used.
To override this behaviour use a custom db-url value: i.e.: `--db-url sqlite:///tradesv3.dryrun.sqlite`
### 6. Monitor your Docker instance
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docker start freqtrade
```
You do not need to rebuild the image for configuration changes, it will suffice to edit `config.json` and restart the container.
For more information on how to operate Docker, please refer to the [official Docker documentation](https://docs.docker.com/).
*Note*: You do not need to rebuild the image for configuration changes, it will suffice to edit `config.json` and restart the container.
### 7. Backtest with docker
The following assumes that the above steps (1-4) have been completed successfully.
Also, backtest-data should be available at `~/.freqtrade/user_data/`.
``` bash
docker run -d \
--name freqtrade \
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## Custom Installation
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/), note the bot was not tested on Python >= 3.7.x
* [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)
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### Linux - Ubuntu 16.04
#### 1. Install Python 3.6, Git, and wget
#### Install Python 3.6, Git, and wget
```bash
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/python-3.6
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sudo apt-get install python3.6 python3.6-venv python3.6-dev build-essential autoconf libtool pkg-config make wget git
```
#### 2. Install TA-Lib
### MacOS
#### Install Python 3.6, git, wget and ta-lib
```bash
brew install python3 git wget
```
### common
#### 1. Install TA-Lib
Official webpage: https://mrjbq7.github.io/ta-lib/install.html
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rm -rf ./ta-lib*
```
*Note*: An already downloaded version of ta-lib is included in the repository, as the sourceforge.net source seems to have problems frequently.
#### 2. Setup your Python virtual environment (virtualenv)
*Note*: This step is optional but strongly recommended to keep your system organized
```bash
python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
```
#### 3. Install FreqTrade
Clone the git repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
```
#### 4. Configure `freqtrade` as a `systemd` service
Optionally checkout the stable/master branch:
```bash
git checkout master
```
#### 4. Initialize the configuration
```bash
cd freqtrade
cp config.json.example config.json
```
> *To edit the config please refer to [Bot Configuration](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/docs/configuration.md).*
#### 5. Install python dependencies
``` bash
pip3 install --upgrade pip
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
pip3 install -e .
```
#### 6. Run the Bot
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/main.py -c config.json
```
*Note*: If you run the bot on a server, you should consider using [Docker](#automatic-installation---docker) a terminal multiplexer like `screen` or [`tmux`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux) to avoid that the bot is stopped on logout.
#### 7. [Optional] Configure `freqtrade` as a `systemd` service
From the freqtrade repo... copy `freqtrade.service` to your systemd user directory (usually `~/.config/systemd/user`) and update `WorkingDirectory` and `ExecStart` to match your setup.
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sudo loginctl enable-linger "$USER"
```
### MacOS
#### 1. Install Python 3.6, git, wget and ta-lib
```bash
brew install python3 git wget ta-lib
```
#### 2. Install FreqTrade
Clone the git repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
```
Optionally checkout the develop branch:
```bash
git checkout develop
```
### Setup Config and virtual env
#### 1. Initialize the configuration
```bash
cd freqtrade
cp config.json.example config.json
```
> *To edit the config please refer to [Bot Configuration](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/docs/configuration.md).*
#### 2. Setup your Python virtual environment (virtualenv)
```bash
python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install --upgrade pip
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
pip3 install -e .
```
#### 3. Run the Bot
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/main.py -c config.json
```
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## Windows