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58 lines
2.9 KiB
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We **strongly** recommend that Windows users use [Docker](docker.md) as this will work much easier and smoother (also more secure).
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If that is not possible, try using the Windows Linux subsystem (WSL) - for which the Ubuntu instructions should work.
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Otherwise, try the instructions below.
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## Install freqtrade manually
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!!! Note
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Make sure to use 64bit Windows and 64bit Python to avoid problems with backtesting or hyperopt due to the memory constraints 32bit applications have under Windows.
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!!! Hint
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Using the [Anaconda Distribution](https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/) under Windows can greatly help with installation problems. Check out the [Anaconda installation section](installation.md#Anaconda) in this document for more information.
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### 1. Clone the git repository
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git
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```
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### 2. Install ta-lib
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Install ta-lib according to the [ta-lib documentation](https://github.com/mrjbq7/ta-lib#windows).
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As compiling from source on windows has heavy dependencies (requires a partial visual studio installation), there is also a repository of unofficial precompiled windows Wheels [here](https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#ta-lib), which needs to be downloaded and installed using `pip install TA_Lib‑0.4.19‑cp38‑cp38‑win_amd64.whl` (make sure to use the version matching your python version)
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Freqtrade provides these dependencies for the latest 2 Python versions (3.7 and 3.8) and for 64bit Windows.
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Other versions must be downloaded from the above link.
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``` powershell
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cd \path\freqtrade
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python -m venv .env
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.env\Scripts\activate.ps1
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# optionally install ta-lib from wheel
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# Eventually adjust the below filename to match the downloaded wheel
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pip install build_helpers/TA_Lib-0.4.19-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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pip install -e .
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freqtrade
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```
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!!! Note "Use Powershell"
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The above installation script assumes you're using powershell on a 64bit windows.
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Commands for the legacy CMD windows console may differ.
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> Thanks [Owdr](https://github.com/Owdr) for the commands. Source: [Issue #222](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/222)
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### Error during installation on Windows
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``` bash
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error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools
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```
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Unfortunately, many packages requiring compilation don't provide a pre-built wheel. It is therefore mandatory to have a C/C++ compiler installed and available for your python environment to use.
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The easiest way is to download install Microsoft Visual Studio Community [here](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) and make sure to install "Common Tools for Visual C++" to enable building C code on Windows. Unfortunately, this is a heavy download / dependency (~4Gb) so you might want to consider WSL or [docker](docker.md) first.
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