Run market maker bot guide
How to run a liquidity node
Anyone can run a market maker bot to fill incoming orders. The market maker bot can be found in GitHub: https://github.com/ZigZagExchange/market-maker. Explanations and details on how to run the bot are in the README.
If you need a more simplified step-to-step explanation, please continue reading. If you still run into issues after this guide, join our Discord (discord.gg/zigzag). We're also giving out Discord roles ('MM bot') to anyone that is running a market maker. Join Discord to claim your role!
Note: every now and then you will need to update your market maker. Be sure to check up on the GitHub repo (https://github.com/ZigZagExchange/market-maker) and claim your 'MM bot' role on Discord to receive announcements.
Requirements
- Activated zkSync account
- Ethereum private key of that account
- Funds in that account corresponding to the pairs you want to market make
- CryptoWatch API public key (free for limited time)
- Node.js
- Node.js 16 works on macOS, Windows and Linux (17 seems not)
- Optional: VPS when you have high ping running the bot
macOS/Windows/Linux
- 1.Download and open/extract https://github.com/ZigZagExchange/market-maker/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
- 2.a) Open terminal on macOS or Linux b) Open cmd on Windows or install terminal from the Windows App Store
- 1.Run
cd <drag the folder from finder> - 2.Run
npm install
- 3.Duplicate the
config.json.EXAMPLEfile from the market maker folder and rename it toconfig.json - 4.Open
config.jsonwith TextEdit- 1.Paste the CryptoWatch API public key
- 2.Paste the Ethereum private key
- 3.Set the pairs to true (active) if you want to market make them and to false (inactive) if you don't want to run them
- 4.Adjust
Size(in base asset) andSpread(in percentage) - 5.Save and close
- 5.Open terminal/cmd and run the bot
node marketmaker.js - 6.Optional: Stop the bot with control+c
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