botsetup

Encountering a cryptic 'Connection Refused' error when your automation stops? 🛑 Don't panic; diagnosing platform hiccups requires a structured approach.

Here is a step-by-step guide to troubleshooting common issues:

1. **Initial Diagnostics:** Always start by running the built-in diagnostic tool from your terminal: `wolfbot doctor`. This checks installation integrity without making changes. ✅
2. **Installation Errors:** Be ready to address specific issues like insufficient disk space (needs 2GB+), permission denials (run as Administrator), or missing dependencies (e.g., Visual C++ Redistributable). ⚠️
3. **Connection Checks:** Verify multiple external factors:
* Is your API key valid and does it have the required permissions (e.g., Trade ✅, Withdrawal ❌)?
* Is your IP address restricted?
* Is the target exchange's API status page operational?
4. **Persistent Issues:** Manually check your local internet connection. Also, consider if the exchange might be geo-blocking your region, potentially requiring a VPN.
5. **Performance Bottlenecks:** If you see high CPU usage, reduce active trading pairs or increase the bot's interval. High memory usage often just needs a restart, especially after running for over seven days.
6. **Corruption:** If you suspect configuration loss or database corruption, try restoring from a backup archive, or run the repair command: `wolfbot repair`.
7. **Reporting Bugs:** When reporting complex bugs, gather detailed logs from the specified directories (Windows: `C:\Program Files\WolfBot\logs\`; Linux: `~/.wolfbot/logs/`) and attach them to a new GitHub issue, remembering to redact sensitive credentials. 🕵️

For a comprehensive, step-by-step reference guide covering these and more scenarios, visit https://community.wolfbot.io/docs/troubleshooting. 📚

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Hitting an error code during WolfBot setup can feel like a brick wall, but the code actually tells you exactly what failed—saving you guesswork! 💡

Here is your quick fix reference guide for the most common issues:

1. **Windows 'Access denied':** Right-click the installer and select 'Run as Administrator.' ✅
2. **Corrupt Download:** Re-download the files from the official community site and manually verify the SHA256 checksum against the published value. ⚠️
3. **Linux 'Port 8765 already in use':** Use `sudo lsof -i :8765` to identify the conflicting service, stop it, and then restart WolfBot. 🐧
4. **Windows 'VCRUNTIME140.dll not found':** Install the Visual C++ Redistributable package before restarting the application. 💻
5. **Linux 'Docker is not installed':** Run `sudo apt-get install docker.io` or simply re-run the installer, which will handle the setup automatically. ⚙️

For a comprehensive breakdown of every possible error, always refer to the main documentation here: https://community.wolfbot.io/docs/error-codes

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