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Gunbot Documentation

Run, trade and understand Gunbot

Set up Gunbot, connect exchanges, choose strategies, test changes, automate configuration, write custom code, and troubleshoot problems from one place.

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Set up Gunbot

Start a new Unlimited installation or connect a Gunbot you already run.

01New to Gunbot

Set up Gunbot Unlimited

Download Gunbot, set its local password, connect Gunbot Live, register your license, and finish the first exchange connection.

  1. Open Gunbot on localhost and set the password
  2. Connect Gunbot Live
  3. Register the license and first exchange
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02Already running Gunbot

Connect an existing Gunbot

Connect an existing installation, update Gunbot, or continue with exchange and strategy configuration.

  1. Connect or open your installation
  2. Check the current version and license
  3. Continue with exchanges and pairs
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What do you need to do?

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01Exchange setup

Connect an exchange

Create API credentials, register the key with your license, and complete the exchange connection.

02Strategies

Choose a strategy

Compare GridBot, StepGrid, Builder, scalping, and trend-following approaches.

03Testing

Test a configuration

Use historical backtests for comparison and a dedicated spot simulator for forward testing.

04AutoConfig

Automate adjustments

Use AutoConfig to change pairs, settings, and strategy behavior as conditions change.

05Custom strategies

Build with JavaScript

Create custom strategies with market data, persistent storage, logs, and GUI controls.

06Troubleshooting

Diagnose a problem

Check the bot connection, exchange access, pair state, strategy behavior, and logs.

Trading setup

From first strategy test to a running pair

Choose a strategy, run a backtest, add the pair, and then move into simulator or real trading. AutoConfig and custom strategies are available when you want more automation or your own trading logic.

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  1. 01Set up Gunbot UnlimitedStart Gunbot, connect Gunbot Live, register the license, and finish the first exchange connection.
  2. 02Choose a strategyCompare the main strategy types and open the detailed page for the ones you want to test.
  3. 03Run a backtestTest the strategy on historical data and review its trades, drawdown, exposure, fees, and result.
  4. 04Create the first trading setupAdd one market with the settings you tested, check position sizing, and start it on the bot you chose.
  5. 05Automate or add custom codeUse AutoConfig for recurring configuration changes or create your own JavaScript strategy.