1. Install Dependencies
Install Node JS
Please install Node JS, an open-source server environment required to run Superalgos.
1. Go to the Node JS downloads page.
2. Download your system’s installer. Select LTS Recommended for Most Users and click the big Windows or MacOS Installer button. If you are on Linux, the installer is listed further down.
3. Run the installer with the default configuration—just click Next until Node.JS is fully installed.
Install Git
Please install Git, an open-source distributed version control system required to download and stay up to date with Superalgos.
1. Go to the Git downloads page.
2. Download the version for your Operating System
3. Run the installer and go through the process until Git is fully installed.
Use Chrome, the Only Tested Browser
Before you begin, it is highly recommended that you install Chrome and set it up as your default browser.
2. Download Superalgos
1. Open a console/terminal/command line and go to the folder where you wish Superalgos to run from.
Click to learn how to change directories in the console
In brief: To change directories, use the cd (change directory) command. |
These are a few useful commands to navigate through a directory structure in the context of a console/terminal/command line application:
Command | Effect |
---|---|
cd \Superalgos |
Goes to the Superalgos folder, assuming it exists at the root of the current drive. If your Superalgos folder is not at the root of the drive, use the whole path instead. For example: cd \my-files\crypto-trading\Superalgos |
cd .. |
Goes down to the parent directory |
cd ... |
Goes down two directories |
cd \ |
Goes down to the root directory |
cd directory-name |
Enters a specific directory in the current level |
cd c:/ or cd d:/ |
Switches drives |
Use the cd
command to change and enter directories.
write
permissions on the chosen location or start the console/terminal/command line app as a system admin.2. Type the following command and hit Enter to download the software:
git clone https://github.com/Superalgos/Superalgos
Superalgos
folder.Type the git clone https://github.com/Superalgos/Superalgos
command and hit Enter.
3. Run Superalgos
1. Go to the Superalgos
folder created on the previous step. Usually, the following command should suffice:
cd Superalgos
Click to learn how to change directories in the console
In brief: To change directories, use the cd (change directory) command. |
These are a few useful commands to navigate through a directory structure in the context of a console/terminal/command line application:
Command | Effect |
---|---|
cd \Superalgos |
Goes to the Superalgos folder, assuming it exists at the root of the current drive. If your Superalgos folder is not at the root of the drive, use the whole path instead. For example: cd \my-files\crypto-trading\Superalgos |
cd .. |
Goes down to the parent directory |
cd ... |
Goes down two directories |
cd \ |
Goes down to the root directory |
cd directory-name |
Enters a specific directory in the current level |
cd c:/ or cd d:/ |
Switches drives |
Use the cd
command to change and enter directories.
2. Type the following command and hit Enter to run the software:
node run
node run minMemo
to run the system with minimal RAM memory requirements.Type the node run
command and hit Enter.
Superalgos
folder. No files are actually installed in your system.The Welcome Tutorial
Once the app finishes loading, an interactive tutorial takes you by the hand and walks you all around the system, while you learn the basic skills required to use the interface, mine data, backtest strategies, and event run a live trading session. It is highly recommended you follow the tutorial until the end, as it is carefully crafted to make your onboarding as easy as possible.
Follow the tutorial until the end!