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This page explains how to prepare your environment for running the bot.
Please consider using the prebuilt [docker images](docker.md) to get started quickly while trying out freqtrade.
## Prerequisite
### Requirements
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* [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
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.
We also recommend a [Telegram bot](telegram-usage.md#setup-your-telegram-bot), which is optional but recommended.
## Quick start