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License
2
Exchange
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Configure
4
Deploy

Let's get you set up

Enter the license key from your purchase confirmation email. It starts with MCH and has four groups of four characters.

Don't have a key? Purchase one here

Connect your exchange

machine needs API access to trade on your behalf. Your keys are encrypted and sent directly to your server — we never store them.

  1. Go to coinbase.com/settings/api
  2. Click New API Key
  3. Under Accounts, select your USDC Wallet and BTC Wallet
  4. Under Permissions, enable trade and view
  5. Add your 2FA code and click Create
  6. Copy the API Key and API Secret — the secret is only shown once

Kraken (cross-exchange strategy)

Optional

Adding Kraken enables the cross-exchange arbitrage strategy, which captures price differences between Coinbase and Kraken. Skip this to run with just Coinbase — you can add it later.

Configure your setup

Set how much capital to deploy and how profits are handled. You can change these anytime from the dashboard.

Total capital $10,000
Withdrawal rate 50%

Percentage of profits withdrawn as cash vs. reinvested

Strategy allocation

Market Making $5,00050%
Triangular Arbitrage $3,00030%
Cross-Exchange Arb $2,00020%

Deploy machine

Choose where to run your trading server. It needs to be online 24/7 — a cloud server is best.

DigitalOcean Recommended

We'll walk you through creating a $6/month server. Takes about 3 minutes. New accounts get $200 in free credits.

$6/mo · 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM

I have my own server

Run the install command on any Linux server with Docker. Ubuntu 22.04 recommended.

How to deploy on DigitalOcean

1
Create a DigitalOcean account (new accounts get $200 free credit for 60 days)
2
Click Create → Droplets. Select Ubuntu 22.04, the $6/mo plan (Regular, 1GB/1CPU), and the datacenter closest to you.
3
Once the droplet is created, click its name → Access tab → Launch Droplet Console.
4
Copy the command below and paste it into the console. That's it — machine will install and start automatically.
Generating your install command...

machine is deploying

Your trading server is installing now. It takes 2–3 minutes. Once it's ready, you can access your live dashboard.

Capital $10,000
Strategies Market Making + Tri Arb
Exchange Coinbase
Withdrawal rate 50%

Once your server finishes installing, open your dashboard:

http://your-server-ip:8080
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Not investment advice. Trading involves risk of loss. machine is software — trading results are your responsibility. See full disclaimer.