Discord Server

The Hummingbot Foundation-operated Discord server is the primary hub for the Hummingbot community - announcements, user support, trading strategies, connectors, and other discussions. Our Discord server brings together developers, traders, and enthusiasts from around the world to collaborate, share knowledge, and help each other succeed with algorithmic trading.

Official announcements are only posted in the #announcements channel, so be sure to check this channel regularly for important updates about releases, events, and community initiatives.

How to Join¶

Official Link: https://discord.gg/hummingbot

To join the Hummingbot Discord community:

Click the official Discord link above
You'll land in the welcome channel where you can read the community guidelines
Complete the verification process by following the instructions provided by the verification bot
Once verified, you'll gain access to all public channels where you can interact with the community

Discord scammers

📢 We have seen reports of scammers DM-ing users on Discord and other channels advertising fake token sales, trading-related scams, as well as bot spammers that impersonated the names & profile of Hummingbot Foundation team members. Additionally, be cautious of scammers providing malicious links to fake Hummingbot websites or Discord servers, and double-check any links you click. If you see anyone trying to scam you or other Hummingbot users, please report it in the ⁠#scam-reports Discord channel.

Discord Categories¶

Our Discord server is organized into several categories to help you navigate and find the information you need. Each category contains specialized channels focused on different aspects of the Hummingbot ecosystem:

🏠 General: Channels for all users to interact and get help

#general: Main discussion channel for all Hummingbot-related topics
#support: Get help with technical issues and troubleshooting
#trader-chat: Discuss trading strategies, market conditions, and performance
#social-lounge: Off-topic conversations and community building

💻 Developers: Technical channels for contributors and developers

#developer-chat: Discussions about code, architecture, and technical implementation
#bounties: Information about available developer bounties and rewards
#documentation: Collaborate on improving Hummingbot documentation

🗳️ Governance: Channels related to Hummingbot Foundation governance

#governance: Discussions about the governance process and community decisions
#hbot-token: Topics related to the HBOT governance token
#proposals: Discussion and voting on improvement proposals

🎓 Botcamp: Public and private channels for users of Hummingbot Botcamp, a third-party education and certification platform that offers structured learning paths for algorithmic trading

⛏️ Miner Platform: Dedicated channels for users of Hummingbot Miner, a third-party rewards platform, where users can earn rewards for running Hummingbot strategies on participating centralized exchanges

Discord Roles¶

Different roles in our Discord server help identify community members and their areas of expertise:

hummingbot-foundation: Official Foundation team members who manage the project
support-contributor: Community members who have signed up to provide support to other users
support-evaluator: Members who evaluate support answers and assign points in the Support Program
botcamp-certified: Members who have completed the Hummingbot Botcamp certification program
eagle-club: Members who have fulfilled Hummingbot Miner requirements for Eagle Club status

Support Program¶

The Discord Support Program fosters active community engagement by enabling members to collaborate and contribute to issue resolution. This initiative invites participation from non-developers and traders, allowing more people to gain a sense of ownership while being rewarded for their involvement in sustaining a vibrant, responsive support ecosystem within our Discord channels.

Join Program

Public Leaderboard¶

We maintain a public Discord Leaderboard tab in the HBOT Tracker Google Sheet to see the top community members who have earned HBOT for providing support on Discord.

HBOT Tracker

Program Rules¶

In the recently approved governance proposal, HBOT holders approved the continuation of the Discord Support Program for 2024, allocating a 100,000 HBOT budget per week to be used to reward users who provide quality answers to questions other users ask on Discord.

2024 Weekly Payout: 100,000 HBOT (See HGP-50)
Maximum Reward Percentage: Each contributor may earn a maximum of 10% of each weekly payout

Evaluation Process¶

Discord users with the support-evaluator role may add a 1️⃣, 2️⃣ or 3️⃣ emoji to answers and threads provided by users who have the support-contributor badge. Each thread or set of messages is scored, so that a single conversation with a user is treated as an single answer, which is assigned 1, 2, or 3 points.

1️⃣: 1 point for a basic answer
2️⃣: 2 points for answers concerning V2 Strategies, Dashboard, and other new/advanced Hummingbot features
3️⃣: 3 points for going the extra mile in assisting users and hand-holding them through their issues via in a Discord thread.

Currently, the Foundation team manually tracks evaluated responses in the Discord Support Program Tracker and computes the weekly rewards earned by each support provider. We plan to automate this process in the future.

On a monthly basis, Hummingbot Foundation processes bounty payouts and pays bounties to users' Ethereum wallets.

Starting in August 2024, by default, contributors will receive their total bounties earned in HBOT. Contributors may elect to receive their bounties paid in USDC for a 10% fee by filing an updated New Contributor Form.