OctoBot
Cryptocurrency trading bot.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 70% of tracked projects; popularity more than 72%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 6.6k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 3.0.0-beta2 · 6 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Python, Docker |
Is OctoBot actively maintained?
OctoBot is under active development: 653 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 62 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, 3.0.0-beta2, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
OctoBot ranks #12 of 43 in Money, Budgeting & Management, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What OctoBot actually does
OctoBot is a self-hosted application designed for automated cryptocurrency trading. It enables users to execute programmatic financial strategies across various digital asset exchanges using a containerised runtime environment.
Best fit: It suits technical users who want to run automated cryptocurrency trading strategies on their own infrastructure under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Worth knowing: Automated financial trading carries inherent risks of capital loss through misconfigured strategies or unexpected market volatility, and self-hosted trading bots require constant connection to external exchange APIs.
Deployment notes
As a Python application packaged for Docker, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for configuration and logs, along with a reverse proxy if you expose a web interface.
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