Windows

The instructions below help you install a standalone Hummingbot instance from source on a Windows machine.

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Prerequisites¶

Supported versions:

Windows 10 or later
WSL 2

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2)¶

Hummingbot is designed for Unix-based environment such as macOS or Linux, so Windows users should first install Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) before installing Hummingbot from source.

Note that:

You must be running Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or Windows 11
Virtualization needs to be enabled under your BIOS setting.

To troubleshoot WSL issues, see this link

1. Open Powershell as admin

Search for "Powershell" on the start menu, right-click and "run as admin"

Powershell start

2. Run the Install WSL commmand

wsl --install

By default, WSL uses the Ubuntu distribution of Linux, which is compatible for Hummingbot.

3. Start WSL

After the installation, just type wsl on the Powershell or on the Command prompt.

Note that the first time WSL is executed, you will be asked to create a new default username/password.

4. Install Ubuntu from Windows Store

Alternatively, after WSL is installed, search for Ubuntu in the Windows Store and install it as an app in the Start menu. That way, you don't have to run Powershell every time you use Hummingbot.

Powershell distros

Install Hummingbot¶

Since you have an Ubuntu environment inside Windows, you can now install Hummingbot from source following the Linux instructions.

While some users have reported being able to install and compile Hummingbot on Windows machines natively, it is not officially supported.