freqtrade-plugin-activation

Freqtrade Plugin Activation

Audit which optional freqtrade components are active and enable missing ones: FreqUI (browser dashboard), secured API server, and Telegram alerting. Outcome: a running bot with remote monitoring and control.

Quick quality checklist

• name matches folder name exactly (kebab-case)
• All examples tested against freqtrade 2025+ venv installs
• Uses only freqtrade built-ins (no paid services)
• No tokens, keys, or personal paths in examples

When to use

• Use case 1: "Is FreqUI/Telegram/protections active on my bot?"
• Use case 2: Before going live — verify monitoring and controls exist
• Use case 3: After installing freqtrade from source into a .venv

Required tools / APIs

• freqtrade CLI inside the project venv
• jq or python3 for JSON inspection of user_data/config.json
• Telegram bot token (free, from @BotFather) — only for the Telegram step

Skills

audit_plugins

One-shot status check of every pluggable component.

# Run from the freqtrade source/project root; adjust paths
python3 - <<'EOF'
import json
c = json.load(open("user_data/config.json"))
api = c.get("api_server", {})
tg = c.get("telegram", {})
print("dry_run:        ", c.get("dry_run"))
print("strategy:       ", c.get("strategy"))
print("pairlists:      ", [p["method"] for p in c.get("pairlists", [])])
print("protections_cfg:", "protections" in c)          # may live in strategy file instead
print("api_server:     ", api.get("enabled"), api.get("listen_ip_address") + ":" + str(api.get("listen_port")))
print("jwt_default:    ", api.get("jwt_secret_key", "").startswith("CHANGE_THIS"))
print("telegram:       ", tg.get("enabled"), "(token placeholder)" if tg.get("token", "").startswith("YOUR_") else "")
EOF

# Protections defined in the strategy instead?
grep -n "protections" user_data/strategies/<StrategyName>.py

# Is the REST API actually listening?
ss -tlnp | grep <port>   # default 8080; often remapped to 8081

# FreqUI installed? (path differs for source checkouts)
ls freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ui/installed/index.html 2>/dev/null || echo "FreqUI missing"