What is GRIDer
GRIDer is downloadable, self-hosted software that runs automated grid trading strategies on perpetuals DEXs. You install it on your own server, connect exchange API credentials, configure a grid once, and your instance places and maintains the orders, reacts to price, and keeps the strategy running 24/7.
It is designed around two principles:
- Self-hosted execution. There is no GRIDer backend placing orders for users. The trading engine runs on infrastructure you control.
- Trading-only access. Your instance uses venue-specific API or trading access that can place and cancel orders but cannot withdraw funds.
What it does
- Builds and runs grids on perpetuals and spot markets where supported.
- Places buy and sell orders across the price levels you define and re-places them as they fill; each completed buy/sell cycle realises the spacing between two levels, minus fees.
- Lets you set exits: an optional stop-loss and a close-grid price.
- Backtests your configuration against real recent prices before you go live.
- Shows you everything: live positions, open orders, trade history, funding, and a combined Grid PNL.
- Loads templates copied from the public grid range study, as a starting point you review and edit.
What makes it different
GRIDer is built natively for perpetuals DEXs — Hyperliquid, Lighter, Pacifica, Extended, RISEx and Aster — not a generic aggregator that bolts on exchanges as an afterthought. That focus produces concrete advantages:
| Advantage | Why it matters |
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| Self-hosted | Your trading keys stay in your own deployment, not in a GRIDer cloud backend. |
| Software-licence model | GRIDer does not charge builder fees or take a cut of each trade, volume or result. |
| Plan capacity | The number of wallets or instances depends on the purchased licence plan; pricing is based on software capacity. |
| Familiar interface | The trading experience feels close to the perpetuals DEXs you already use. |
| One-click starting setup | Auto derives a starting range and levels from the last 7 days of prices — a mechanical calculation for you to review and edit, not a recommendation. |
| Backtest before you start | Replay real recent prices to see how your configuration would have behaved before committing capital. Simulated results do not indicate future results. |
The exchanges are third parties with no relationship to GRIDer, and none of them is authorized in the EU to provide investment or crypto-asset services. Each exchange has its own terms of use, 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.
What it is not
- It is not a hosted trading service. You operate your own GRIDer instance.
- It is not a way to predict market direction. A grid may close positive cycles during oscillation inside a range, while still accumulating a losing directional position.
- It is not "guaranteed passive income." Grids are designed for sideways markets, and a strong breakout out of your range can leave you with a losing position.
- It is not custodial. GRIDer cannot withdraw your funds, and you should be suspicious of any setup that asks for withdrawal permission.
The high-level flow
Buy licence (grider.xyz/buy) -> Install with your install URL -> Add exchange APIs
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Configure grid -> Backtest -> Start
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Runs on your server 24/7 -> monitor -> stop manually / stop-loss / close-grid price
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