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Configuring Hummingbot

Note

The commands below assume that you are already inside the Hummingbot CLI. Please see Installation and Client if you need help on installing and launching the CLI.

See the Hummingbot whitepaper for more details about these strategies.

Getting started

The config command walks you through the process of initializing and configuring the global and strategy-specific settings necessary to run the bot, and will create the following files in the conf/ folder:

File	Description
conf_global.yml	Global configuration settings, e.g. Binance api keys and Ethereum node.
conf_cross_exchange_market_making_strategy_[#].yml	Settings for the cross-exchange market making strategy.
conf_arbitrage_strategy_[#].yml	Settings for the arbitrage strategy.
conf_pure_market_making_[#].yml	Settings for the pure market making strategy.
conf_discovery_strategy_[#].yml	Settings for the discovery strategy.

Tip: Edit Files Directly in conf/

Once they are created, you may find it easier to edit the configuration files in the conf/ folder.

Walkthrough

The config, you are asked to select a strategy and enter strategy-specific configuration parameters. We have developed walkthroughs for each strategy:

• Cross-exchange market making
• Arbitrage

Config file templates

This config files created and used by hummingbot are saved in the conf/ directory, which you can edit directly.

The template configuration files can be found here: config templates.

Warning

Exit Hummingbot and ensure it is not running when you modify the config files. Changes will take effect the next time Hummingbot is started.