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Install Hummingbot from Source

Re-compiling files

If you make changes to the code, make sure to re-compile the code with ./compile to ensure that any changes to Cython files are compiled before running Hummingbot

You can install Docker and Hummingbot by selecting the following options below:

  • Scripts: download and use automated install scripts
  • Manual: run install commands manually

Linux/Ubuntu

Supported versions: 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 19.04

    # 1) Download install script
    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hummingbot/hummingbot/development/installation/install-from-source/install-source-ubuntu.sh

    # 2) Enable script permissions
    chmod a+x install-source-ubuntu.sh

    # 3) Run installation
    ./install-source-ubuntu.sh

# 1) Install dependencies
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

# 2) Install Miniconda3
wget https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
sh Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

# 3) Reload .bashrc to register "conda" command
exec bash

# 4) Clone Hummingbot
git clone https://github.com/hummingbot/hummingbot.git

# 5) Install Hummingbot
cd hummingbot && ./clean && ./install

# 6) Activate environment and compile code
conda activate hummingbot && ./compile

# 7) Start Hummingbot
bin/hummingbot.py

MacOS

Xcode command line tools

Running Hummingbot on macOS requires Xcode and Xcode command line tools.

xcode-select --install

Anaconda

Hummingbot requires Python 3 and other Python libraries. To manage these dependencies, Hummingbot uses Anaconda, an open-source environment, and package manager for Python that is the current industry standard for data scientists and data engineers.

To install Anaconda, go to the Anaconda site and download the Python 3.7 installer for your operating system. Both the graphical installer and the command line installer will work. Run the installer, and it will guide you through the installation process.

Afterward, open a Terminal window and try the conda command. If the command is valid, then Anaconda has been successfully installed, even if the graphical installer says that it failed.

Warning

If you use ZSH or another Unix shell, copy the code snippet below to your .zshrc or similar file. By default, Anaconda only adds it to your .bash_profile file. This makes the conda command available in your root path.

__conda_setup="$(CONDA_REPORT_ERRORS=false '/anaconda3/bin/conda' shell.bash hook 2> /dev/null)"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    \eval "$__conda_setup"
else
    if [ -f "/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
        . "/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
        CONDA_CHANGEPS1=false conda activate base
    else
        \export PATH="/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"
    fi
fi
unset __conda_setup

Hummingbot

# 1) Clone Hummingbot repo
git clone https://github.com/hummingbot/hummingbot.git

# 2) Navigate into the hummingbot folder
cd hummingbot

# 3) Run install script
./install

# 4) Activate the environment
conda activate hummingbot

# 5) Compile
./compile

# 6) Run Hummingbot
bin/hummingbot.py

Windows

Dependencies

  1. Install Git for Windows.

  2. During the installation of Git Bash, make sure to tick the Enable experimental support for pseudo consoles.

anaconda-path

  1. Install Python for Windows.
  2. Install Anaconda or miniconda.

  3. Install Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio BuildTools 2019, Core Features, C++ and C++ redistributable 2019.

  4. During installation, make sure to add Anaconda or Miniconda to your PATH environmental variable by clicking the tick box as shown below, or you can add them manually. anaconda-path

Note

Some prerequisites are large applications and may need to restart your computer.

Hummingbot

  1. Launch Git Bash App.
  2. Run the following commands:
# initialized conda
conda init bash
# exit git-bash to take effect
exit
# launch Git Bash App again

  1. You can install Hummingbot by selecting either of the following options from the tabs below:

  2. Scripts: download and use automated install scripts.

  3. Manual: run install commands manually.
# 1) Navigate to the root folder
cd ~

# 2) Download install script
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hummingbot/hummingbot/development/installation/install-from-source/install-source-windows.sh -o install-source-windows.sh

# 3) Enable script permissions
chmod a+x install-source-windows.sh

# 4) Run installation
./install-source-windows.sh

cd ~
export CONDAPATH="$(pwd)/miniconda3"
export PYTHON="$(pwd)/miniconda3/envs/hummingbot/python3"
# Clone Hummingbot
git clone https://github.com/hummingbot/hummingbot.git
# Install Hummingbot
export hummingbotPath="$(pwd)/hummingbot" && cd $hummingbotPath && ./install
# Activate environment and compile code
conda activate hummingbot && ./compile
# Start Hummingbot
winpty python bin/hummingbot.py
Last update: 2021-12-22
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