Freqtrade Install

Installation doc is https://www.freqtrade.io/en/stable/installation/

  • update repository, install packages



sudo apt-get update


sudo apt install -y python3-pip python3-venv python3-dev python3-pandas git curl


python -m pip install --upgrade pip

  • Download freqtrade repository



git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git

  • Enter downloaded directory



cd freqtrade

  • Development or stable version, novice user: git checkout stable, advanced user: git checkout develop



git checkout stable

  • Install freqtrade from scratch



./setup.sh -i

Run the bot !

You can now use the bot by executing 'source .venv/bin/activate; freqtrade <subcommand>'.

You can see the list of available bot sub-commands by executing 'source .venv/bin/activate; freqtrade --help'.

You verify that freqtrade is installed successfully by running 'source .venv/bin/activate; freqtrade --version'.

  • Activate virtual environment



source ./.venv/bin/activate

  • Step 1 - Initialize user folder



freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data

  • Step 2 - Create a new configuration file



freqtrade new-config --config user_data/config.json





freqtrade list-exchanges


freqtrade list-pairs --exchange binance --trading-mode spot

  • Backtest



freqtrade download-data --exchange binance --pairs BTC/USDT ETH/USDT BNB/USDT --timeframes 5m --timerange=20150131-





freqtrade download-data --exchange binance --pairs WIF/USDT BTC/USDT SUI/USDT FET/USDT STX/USDT RON/USDT MSOL/USDT BGB/USDT RETH/USDT APT/USDT OKB/USDT DYDX/USDT BNB/USDT JUP/USDT RNDR/USDT BEAM/USDT MNT/USDT PYTH/USDT IMX/USDT OP/USDT AXL/USDT LEO/USDT AGIX/USDT TON/USDT STETH/USDT PEPE/USDT WETH/USDT KAS/USDT ETH/USDT DAI/USDT INJ/USDT SOL/USDT FLOKI/USDT WLD/USDT BTT/USDT FTN/USDT PENDLE/USDT ALT/USDT FRAX/USDT STSOL/USDT SSV/USDT LAND/USDT CHEEL/USDT GMT/USDT PRIME/USDT POLYX/USDT ALE/USDT BFC/USDT CAKE/USDT --timeframes 5m --timerange=20150131-





freqtrade download-data --exchange binance --pairs BTC/USDT ETH/USDT BNB/USDT CAKE/USDT LTC/USDT ADA/USDT XRP/USDT DOGE/USDT DOT/USDT UNI/USDT LINK/USDT SOL/USDT AAVE/USDT COMP/USDT YFI/USDT SNX/USDT UMA/USDT CRV/USDT MKR/USDT REN/USDT --timeframes 5m





freqtrade download-data --exchange binance --pairs BTC/USDT FDUSD/USDT ETH/USDT USDC/USDT SOL/USDT ENA/USDT BNB/USDT DOGE/USDT BCH/USDT BOME/USDT XRP/USDT WIF/USDT ORDI/USDT PEPE/USDT W/USDT PENDLE/USDT SHIB/USDT NEAR/USDT LTC/USDT RUNE/USDT ETHFI/USDT FET/USDT JUP/USDT ARB/USDT AVAX/USDT ETC/USDT APT/USDT JTO/USDT AEVO/USDT WLD/USDT FLOKI/USDT ADA/USDT ATA/USDT OAX/USDT YGG/USDT AKRO/USDT FTM/USDT FIL/USDT RNDR/USDT SUI/USDT LINK/USDT PUNDIX/USDT MATIC/USDT OP/USDT ICP/USDT DOT/USDT EUR/USDT STX/USDT ALT/USDT UNFI/USDT --timeframes 5m --timerange=20230101-





freqtrade backtesting --timeframe 5m -c user_data/config.json -s your_strategy

Set static options in config.json. Setting a timerange to ensure open trades are closed at the end of the backtesting and the result incorperated.



freqtrade backtesting --strategy your_strategy --timerange=20180101-20240322 --exchange bianance --currency-pair BTC/USDT ETH/USDT BNB/USDT --data-folder user_data/data/bianace -c user_data/config.json





freqtrade backtesting -c user_data/config.json -s YOLO --timerange=20180101-20240322

  • Dry run, simulation mode



freqtrade trade --config user_data/config.json --strategy your_strategy

Each instance must have a unique database or the strategies trade together.

https://www.freqtrade.io/en/stable/advanced-setup/#running-multiple-instances-of-freqtrade

  • Terminal 1:



freqtrade trade -c user_data/MyConfigBTC.json -s MyCustomStrategy --db-url sqlite:///user_data/tradesBTC.dryrun.sqlite

  • Terminal 2:



freqtrade trade -c user_data/MyConfigUSDT.json -s MyCustomStrategy --db-url sqlite:///user_data/tradesUSDT.dryrun.sqlite

Consider running the bots as a system service.

https://github.com/DutchCryptoDad/FreqtradeInstallAndConfig/tree/main

Make sure that all the associated packages are up-to-date, including those that are not directly managed by freqtrade:



pip install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy eager freqtrade

//freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ui/installed/assets/

npm install uglify-js --global

uglifyjs yourfile.js --compress --mangle --output yourfile.min.js --source-map yourfile.min.js.map

//freqtrade/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ui/installed/assets

dashboard

grep -irw "(dry)"

  

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