Run on local PC

This guide shows steps to run the tool on your local.

*You can skip this part and go to Run on cloud service if you don't need to test on your local PC.

Prerequisites of this guide

• Node.js v16.13.x~

• yarn v1.22.17~

Steps

1. Install source code.

git clone https://github.com/junta/tradingview-alert-connector.git

cd tradingview-alert-connector

2. Get your Keys

a. For dYdX v3, Get STARK_KEY and API_KEY values with this guide

b. For Perpetual Protocol or GMX, Export your account's private key

(creating a new and dedicated account is strongly recommended)

c. For dYdX v4, Export your secret phrase

3. Rename ".env.sample" file to ".env"

4. Open .env in an editor and fill each variable

Environment Variables

Key	Value	Required
ETH_ADDRESS	Your Ethereum Address	Yes for dYdX
STARK_PUBLIC_KEY	STARK_KEY_PAIRS > publicKey value got in step2	Yes for dYdX
STARK_PRIVATE_KEY	STARK_KEY_PAIRS > privateKey value got in step2	Yes for dYdX
API_KEY	API_KEY_PAIRS > "key" value got in step2	Yes for dYdX
API_PASSPHRASE	API_KEY_PAIRS > passphrase value got in step2	Yes for dYdX
API_SECRET	API_KEY_PAIRS > secret value got in step2	Yes for dYdX
PERPETUAL_PRIVATE_KEY	Your Private Key of Ethereum Address	Yes for Perpetual Protocol
GMX_PRIVATE_KEY	Your Private Key of Ethereum Address	Yes for GMX
GMX_LEVERAGE	Number. Put 2 for 2x Leverage	Yes for GMX
DYDX_V4_MNEMONIC	Your mnemonic(seed) phrase	Yes for dYdX v4
BLUEFIN_MNEMONIC	Your mnemonic(seed) phrase of SUI chain compatible wallet	Yes for Bluefin
TRADINGVIEW_PASSPHRASE	Unique password to enhance your security. Optional but recommended to be set.	No
SENTRY_DNS	your sentry.io URL. If you want to add monitoring by Sentry.io, please follow this guide.	No

5. Install ngrok, sign up, and add authtoken with the following guide

We use ngrok to get public URL and tunnel to your localhost to receive webhook from Tradingview

ngrok - download

6. Run the connector web server

Option1: Run on docker container(recommended)

Install docker desktop(if not installed yet)

Docker Desktop - DockerDocker

Build and start docker container

// run for mainnet
docker-compose up -d

Open a new terminal window and start ngrok

yarn ngrok:docker

Option2: Run without docker

Open Terminal, then

• Install dependencies.

npm install --force

• Start the web server

yarn start

• Open a new terminal window and start ngrok

yarn ngrok

1. check your console running ngrok. outputs should be as follows.

8. Open your browser and access http://localhost:3000/accounts

If you see a status message of your set up on your browser, the server is running properly.

9. Go to Test Tradingview strategy alert page and check if you can receive alert from Tradingview