Quickstart

Run your first grid from your own server. This page is the fast path; each step links to a deeper guide if you want detail.

Before you start

You need:

  • An active GRIDer software licence.
  • A server or VPS that will stay online while your grids run.
  • An account with funds on a supported perpetuals DEX — Hyperliquid, Lighter, Pacifica, Extended, RISEx or Aster. For perpetual grids, funds in your perps (USDC) balance; for spot grids, USDC in your spot balance where supported.
  • Trading-only API credentials or venue-specific trading access for the exchange you want to use.
  • To have read that exchange's terms of use. Each exchange has its own, including on bots and the use of its API: read and comply with them before you connect it; you alone are responsible for doing so.

You do not need to give GRIDer custody of funds or approve builder fees.

The exchanges are third parties with no relationship to GRIDer. None of them is authorized in the EU to provide investment or crypto-asset services: trading on them lacks the protections of authorized firms and you can lose everything you commit.

1. Buy a licence

Buy the software licence for the capacity you need in the GRIDer store. It is delivered by email: an install URL and an install token. There is no package to download — the installer uses your install URL to fetch GRIDer. Keep both private. The price is based on software capacity, not trading volume, assets or results.

2. Install it on your server

Install GRIDer on a server or VPS that can run continuously, following the guide for your setup at grider.xyz/install: you use your install URL and the installer does the rest. On first start, your instance asks for the install token. The trading engine runs there, so shutting the server down stops automation until you bring it back online.

3. Configure exchange access

Create trading-only access on the exchange and add it to your GRIDer instance:

Use permissions that can place and cancel orders but cannot withdraw. See Instance setup.

4. Pick a token and set the range

Choose a market from the selector. Then either:

  • Click Auto to let GRIDer propose a range from the last 7 days, or
  • Set the Upper limit, Lower limit, % spacing between levels, and Grid Size (USD) yourself.

Pick a direction — Grid LONG or Grid SHORT — and, on perps, a Leverage. Drag the lines on the chart to fine-tune visually. See Create a grid.

5. Inspect a historical simulation

Open the backtesting modal to replay recent real prices against your settings and see how the grid would have behaved. Adjust the range and spacing until it looks sensible. See Backtesting.

6. Set optional exits and start

Optionally set:

  • a Stop-loss — an exit price if the market runs against you, and
  • a Close Grid Price — a target where the grid closes and cancels remaining orders.

Neither control guarantees execution at that exact price.

Then start the grid. Your GRIDer instance places the orders and the strategy is live.

Watch it run

The trading panel shows your positions, open orders, trade history, funding, and the combined Grid PNL. You can stop the grid manually at any time. See Monitor & manage.

Before your first grid

  • Each level must be above the selected exchange's per-order minimum (around 10 USDC per level on Hyperliquid), so the total depends on how many levels you use. There is no amount that suits everyone: only assign an amount whose loss you can afford. GRIDer does not assess what amount is appropriate for you.
  • Grids are designed for markets that move sideways inside a range; in a trend, a grid can build a losing directional position.
  • A stop-loss is optional. It can limit how far a breakout runs against you, but execution at your price is not guaranteed.

Read How a grid works and Risk and range breakouts before you commit capital.

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