Freqtrade Docker Ops (ft_userdata)

Use this skill when the user asks how to start/stop/restart the bot, reload config, change strategies, or verify the UI after changes.

Assumptions

• •Working directory is /Users/scott/Desktop/trade/ft_userdata.
• •The bot is run via docker compose and the strategy lives in user_data/strategies/.

Choose the correct action

1. •

   Only strategy file changed (user_data/strategies/*.py)

   • •Restart container to load new code:
     bash

     docker compose restart freqtrade
     

2. •

   Config or env changed (user_data/config.json, .env.*)

   • •Restart container:
     bash

     docker compose restart freqtrade
     

3. •

   docker-compose.yml changed (strategy name, ports, env_file, volumes)

   • •Recreate container:
     bash

     docker compose up -d --force-recreate
     

4. •

   Stop/Start

   • •Stop:
     bash

     docker compose stop freqtrade
     

   • •Start:
     bash

     docker compose start freqtrade
     

Verification (always do)

1. •Container state:

docker compose ps

1. •Strategy actually loaded:

docker compose logs --tail=80 | grep "Strategy:"

1. •UI reachable:

• •Open http://127.0.0.1:8080/

If logs are noisy, filter further:

docker compose logs --tail=80 | grep "Using resolved strategy"

Notes

• •If rg is unavailable, use grep.
• •If the UI shows the old strategy, use docker compose up -d --force-recreate.