This configuration requires Docker Compose, a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. The recommended way to get Docker Compose is to install Docker Desktop, which includes Docker Compose along with Docker Engine and Docker CLI which are Compose prerequisites.

Docker Desktop is available on:

Apple M1/M2 and other ARM machines

If you have a recent Mac that uses Apple Silicon (M1/M2) chipset or another ARM-based machine, you need to change the image tag to ensure that you pull a container that is optimized for your chip architecture.

Use an IDE like VSCode to edit the docker-compose.yml file. Change the the image tag from latest to latest-arm to pull the image built for ARM-based machines. You can also comment out the line that contains latest and uncomment the line that contains latest-arm:

# image: hummingbot/hummingbot:latest
image: hummingbot/hummingbot:latest-arm

Afterwards, save the file and proceed to the next step.

If you are using a Mac with an Intel (x86) chipset, Windows or any other Intel-based machine, you don't need to make any changes before deploying a container.

Getting Started

If you have installed Docker Compose successfully, the docker-compose command should be available in Terminal/Bash:

docker-compose

You should see a response that start with:

Usage:  docker compose [OPTIONS] COMMAND

Clone this repo or copy the docker-compose.yml file to a directory on your machine where you want to store your Hummingbot files. This is where your encrypted keys, scripts, trades, configs, logs, and other files related to your bots will be saved.

Auto-starting a script/strategy lets you start a bot from the command line, skipping the Hummingbot UI. However, before you can auto-start a script or strategy, you will do need two things first:

Set the password used to encrypt your keys (CONFIG_PASSWORD)
Define your script or strategy config file (CONFIG_FILE_NAME)

Set Hummingbot password

Pull the latest Hummingbot image and start it with the following command:

docker-compose up -d

After the images have been downloaded, you should see the following output:

[+] Running 1/1
 ⠿ Container autostart_hummingbot_compose-bot-1  Started

Attach to the instance:

docker attach autostart_hummingbot_compose-bot-1

You should see the Hummingbot welcome screen:

Set your Hummingbot password and write it down. This is the CONFIG_PASSWORD environment variable in your docker-compose.yml file.

Define script or strategy

You can auto-start either a Script or a Strategy.

Scripts are Python files that contain all strategy logic.

If you define a .py file as CONFIG_FILE_NAME, Hummingbot assumes it's a script file and looks for the .py file in the hummingbot_files/scripts directory.

See simple_pmm_example.py for an example.

Strategies are configurable strategy templates.

If you define a .yml file as CONFIG_FILE_NAME, Hummingbot assumes it's a strategy config file and looks for the .yml file in the hummingbot_files/conf/strategies directory.

See conf_pure_mm_1.yml for an example.

Modify the YAML file

Now, use an IDE like VSCode to edit the docker-compose.yml file.

We'll edit the section that defines the CONFIG_PASSWORD and CONFIG_FILE_NAME environment variables:

    # environment:
      # - CONFIG_PASSWORD=[password]
      # - CONFIG_FILE_NAME=simple_pmm_example.py
      # - CONFIG_FILE_NAME=conf_pure_mm_1.yml

Remove the '#' to uncomment out:

The environment: line
The CONFIG_PASSWORD line: add the password you set earlier,
One of CONFIG_FILE_NAME lines: add your script OR strategy config file

The final environment section of the YAML file should look like this:

    environment:
      - CONFIG_PASSWORD=[password]
      - CONFIG_FILE_NAME=simple_pmm_example.py

Afterwards, save the file. Now, the script or strategy will auto-start when you create the container:

docker-compose up -d

You can attach to the container to inspect it running. If you stop the bot, creating the container will start it again.

Useful Docker Commands

Use the commands below or use the Docker Desktop application to manage your Hummingbot container:

Create the container

docker-compose up -d

Attach to the container

docker attach autostart_hummingbot_compose-bot-1

Detach from the container and return to command line

Press keys Ctrl + P then Ctrl + Q

Update the container to the latest image

docker-compose up --force-recreate --build -d

List all containers

docker ps -a

Stop a container

docker-compose down

or:

docker stop <instance-name>

Remove a container

docker rm <instance-name>