# Docker Freqtrade Multibots

## Install Freqtrade Docker Container

    mkdir freqtrade
    cd freqtrade
    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/stable/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml
    docker compose pull
    docker compose run --rm freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
    docker compose run --rm freqtrade new-config --config user_data/config.BOTNAME.json
    docker compose run --rm freqtrade new-config --config user_data/config.BOTNAME.json


Edit the `docker-compose.yml` file:

    nano docker-compose.yml

Add a bot:

```yml
  BOTNAME:
    image: freqtradeorg/freqtrade:stable
    restart: unless-stopped
    container_name: BOTNAME
    volumes:
      - "./user_data:/freqtrade/user_data"
    ports:
      - "8081:8080"
    command: >
      trade
      --logfile /freqtrade/user_data/logs/BOTNAME.log
      --db-url sqlite:////freqtrade/user_data/tradesv3_BOTNAME.sqlite
      --config /freqtrade/user_data/config.BOTNAME.json
      --strategy SampleStrategy
```

## Start Freqtrade

Bring it up:

    docker compose up -d
    docker ps

Shell:

    uname -a
    docker exec -it freqtrade bash
    uname -a
    exit

Bring it down:

    docker compose down

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Add to the `.bash_aliases` file:

    # Reload after modifing the bash_aliases file
    alias reload="source ~/.bashrc"

    # Docker aliases
    alias dcr="docker compose run --rm "