Windows installation

We strongly recommend that Windows users use Docker as this will work much easier and smoother (also more secure).

If that is not possible, try using the Windows Linux subsystem (WSL) - for which the Ubuntu instructions should work. Otherwise, try the instructions below.

Install freqtrade manually

Note

Make sure to use 64bit Windows and 64bit Python to avoid problems with backtesting or hyperopt due to the memory constraints 32bit applications have under Windows.

Hint

Using the Anaconda Distribution under Windows can greatly help with installation problems. Check out the Anaconda installation section in this document for more information.

1. Clone the git repository

git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git

2. Install ta-lib

Install ta-lib according to the ta-lib documentation.

As compiling from source on windows has heavy dependencies (requires a partial visual studio installation), there is also a repository of unofficial pre-compiled windows Wheels here, which need to be downloaded and installed using pip install TA_Lib-0.4.24-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl (make sure to use the version matching your python version).

Freqtrade provides these dependencies for the latest 3 Python versions (3.8, 3.9 and 3.10) and for 64bit Windows. Other versions must be downloaded from the above link.

cd \path\freqtrade
python -m venv .env
.env\Scripts\activate.ps1
# optionally install ta-lib from wheel
# Eventually adjust the below filename to match the downloaded wheel
pip install build_helpers/TA_Lib-0.4.19-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e .
freqtrade

Use Powershell

The above installation script assumes you're using powershell on a 64bit windows. Commands for the legacy CMD windows console may differ.

Thanks Owdr for the commands. Source: Issue #222

Error during installation on Windows

error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools

Unfortunately, many packages requiring compilation don't provide a pre-built wheel. It is therefore mandatory to have a C/C++ compiler installed and available for your python environment to use.

You can download the Visual C++ build tools from here and install "Desktop development with C++" in it's default configuration. Unfortunately, this is a heavy download / dependency so you might want to consider WSL2 or docker compose first.

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