DWX Connect is an open-source bridge that links external trading strategies written in Python, C#, or Java to MetaTrader 4 and 5. It functions as a server EA that facilitates communication via file-based messaging, allowing users to execute trades and subscribe to market data without coding in MQL. The EA manages trade
Copier & bridge · MT5
MT5 Docker Bridge
This repository provides a containerized MetaTrader 5 environment running on Alpine Linux via Wine, including a VNC server for remote graphical access.
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Last update5 years ago23 Sep 2021
LicenceBSD-3-Clause
Overview
MT5 Docker Bridge features a bridge expert advisor that enables communication between MetaTrader 5 and external programming languages like Python through file-based data exchange. The system exports market prices, bar data, and account status to text files while monitoring for incoming command files to execute trades. It includes basic risk parameters such as maximum order limits, slippage points, and lot size constraints.
- Containerized MetaTrader 5 environment
- File-based external language bridge
- VNC remote desktop access
- Automated market data exportation
- External trade command execution
Details
Author
kevin-bruton on GitHub
Type
Copier & bridge
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Markets
Any symbol
Timeframes
Any timeframe
Risk profile
- Trades without a fixed stop loss
Input parameters
Read from FileConnection.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
t0 | string | --- General Parameters --- | |
MILLISECOND_TIMER | int | 25 | |
numLastMessages | int | 50 | |
t1 | string | If true, it will open charts for bar data symbols, | |
t2 | string | which reduces the delay on a new bar. | |
openChartsForBarData | bool | true | |
openChartsForHistoricData | bool | true | |
t3 | string | --- Trading Parameters --- | |
MaximumOrders | int | 1 | |
MaximumLotSize | double | 0.01 | |
SlippagePoints | int | 3 | |
lotSizeDigits | int | 2 |
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| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
asyncMode | bool | false |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone kevin-bruton/mt_docker from GitHub, and unzip it.
- 2Open the data folderIn MetaTrader choose File, then Open Data Folder, and go to MQL5/Experts.
- 3Copy the filesCopy the .mq5 file into Experts, and any .mqh files into the Include folder the code expects.
- 4Compile in MetaEditorOpen the file in MetaEditor and press Compile. Fix any missing includes the compiler reports.
- 5Test before you tradeRun it in the Strategy Tester, then attach it to a demo chart and allow algorithmic trading.
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this EA, and the summary above was generated automatically from its README and code. ForexR lists only repositories with readable source code and never hosts files. Read the code, backtest it and use a demo account first; automated trading can lose money quickly.
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