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.

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

1. Buy a licence and download GRIDer

Buy the software licence for the capacity you need, then download the release package for your server. Keep the package and licence token 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. 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:

• On Hyperliquid and Aster, this is an agent wallet.
• On Lighter and Pacifica, this uses a trading/API key flow.
• On Extended it is a Stark key, and on RiseX a session key.

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. Add safety 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.

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.

A sensible first grid

• Start small — enough capital that each level is comfortably above the selected exchange's per-order minimum (around 10 USDC per level on Hyperliquid), but small enough that a mistake is cheap.
• Choose a token you expect to range, not trend.
• Always set a stop-loss until you're comfortable with how breakouts behave.

Read How a grid works and Risk and range breakouts before scaling up.