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+# Tradebot
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+You can set Gekko up as a tradebot, this will instruct Gekko to:
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+- Watch a live market.
+- Run a strategy (in semi-realtime) over live market data.
+- Automatically create buy/sell orders based on signals coming from the strategy.
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+*As with everything in Gekko, the tradebot will make decisions based on the strategy selected/configured/created **by YOU**. If you end up losing money, you have no one to blame but yourself.*
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+## Configuration
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+First, set up Gekko for commandline usage (see [this document](./about_the_commandline.md) for details). After that, configure the following plugins:
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+- `config.watch` - the market to trade on.
+- `candleWriter` - (optional) also store market data to disk.
+- `tradingAdvisor` - configure the strategy and candle properties.
+- `trader` - configure Gekko access to your exchange account.
+- `performanceAnalyzer` - enable.
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+Turn off the paperTrader (there can only be 1 trade plugin active per instance).
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+Once done, run Gekko like so:
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+    node gekko --config your-config-file.js