MagicTradeBot Bot Deployment via Docker or Systemd

This guide explains how to compile and deploy the MagicTradeBot Bot Instance using two supported methods: Docker for containerized environments and Systemd for traditional Linux-based service management.

🛠️ 1. Compiling the Bot Instance (Golang)

MagicTradeBot’s bot core is written in Go and can be compiled for different environments.

🔧 Compile for Local (Systemd)

go build -o magictradebot main.go

This will produce an executable magictradebot in the current directory.

🐳 Compile and Build for Docker

Create a Dockerfile in your project root:

# Dockerfile
FROM golang:1.22-alpine AS builder

WORKDIR /app
COPY . .

RUN go build -o magictradebot main.go

# Final image
FROM alpine:latest

WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=builder /app/magictradebot .
COPY config.yaml .

CMD ["./magictradebot"]

Then build the image:

docker build -t magictradebot-bot-instance .

🐳 2. Deploying Bot Instance via Docker

Step 1: Prepare Configuration

Make sure your config.yaml file is in the same directory or mounted during runtime.

Step 2: Run Container

docker run -d \
  --name=bot-bybit-01 \
  -v $(pwd)/config.yaml:/app/config.yaml \
  --restart=always \
  magictradebot-bot-instance

Use docker logs -f bot-bybit-01 to view real-time logs.

Optional: Docker Compose

version: '3.9'

services:
  tradingbot:
    image: magictradebot-bot-instance
    container_name: bot-bybit-01
    restart: always
    volumes:
      - ./config.yaml:/app/config.yaml

🧩 3. Deploying Bot Instance via Systemd

Step 1: Move Executable

sudo mv magictradebot /usr/local/bin/
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/magictradebot

Step 2: Create Systemd Unit File

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/magictradebot.service
[Unit]
Description=MagicTradeBot Instance
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/magictradebot
WorkingDirectory=/opt/magictradebot
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal
User=ubuntu

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Step 3: Enable & Start the Service

sudo systemctl daemon-reexec
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable magictradebot
sudo systemctl start magictradebot

Check Logs

journalctl -u magictradebot -f

✅ Recommendations

  • 📁 Keep separate config.yaml per bot instance for scaling
  • 🔐 Use HTTPS for API and secure secret management via environment variables
  • 📦 Prefer Docker for isolation and portability
  • 🛡️ Monitor bot activity via integrated logging tools (LogDNA, Grafana Loki, etc.)

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