Virabot Trader

Virabot is a Solana multi-strategy trading bot you run yourself — pullback, momentum, copy-trade, plus a Raydium snipe watchlist. A paper mo...
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SimeonProfile picture@headheavee1·May 2

Let’s be real for a second—trading on Solana used to drive me absolutely crazy.

A while back, I thought I had the perfect strategy. I’d run the numbers on other platforms, the backtesting looked amazing, but the moment I went live? Total disaster. Between high slippage, network congestion, and bots that were completely blind to reality, I was bleeding money just testing my setups.

The absolute worst part was the disconnect between paper trading and real trading. Most simulators out there just assume your order fills instantly at the perfect price, which is a complete joke in real crypto markets. You end up with a false sense of security, only to get wrecked when real money is on the line.

That frustration is exactly why Virabot Trader was born. I needed a paper trader that actually mimicked the harsh, unforgiving reality of live markets. I made it so that if a strategy fails in my simulator, it's going to fail live. But if it wins? You know you actually have something real.

I want to know where everyone else is at with this.

Whatever you voted for, I’ve been there. You shouldn't have to burn through your own SOL just to find out if a strategy works.

If you want to save thousands on bad trades, use my bot to test your setups first. It is designed to be dead-simple for beginners, and the paper trader is the most accurate one on the market today.

👇 Try out the simulator for yourself and see the difference.

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SimeonProfile picture@headheavee1·Apr 30

If you could save potentially thousands by being able to test a strategy with a crypto bot with a very accurate paper trader would you take it?

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SimeonProfile picture@headheavee1·Apr 25
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Welcome to Virabot — start here (v1.1.0)


You just bought the engine, not a strategy signal.


The product is the paper-trade simulator and the runtime-tunable strategy engine that runs around it. Three starter strategies ship in the box — pullback, momentum, copy-trade — plus a Raydium snipe watchlist. Rewire them as you learn what works. The edge is yours to find; the infra is already built.


What v1.1.0 adds

• ~60 runtime-tunable parameters — every strategy knob exposed. Set defaults in .env or change any of them live from Telegram, no rebuild, no restart.

• New Telegram commands: /params [filter], /get <KEY>, /set <KEY> <VALUE>. Tune mid-session while watching live paper fills.

• See CHANGELOG.md inside the zip for the full list.


Why paper mode is the product

The same strategy code runs against the live Solana feed with realistic fees (15 bps buy, 25 bps sell, 1% platform), real slippage, and 500–1500 ms of execution latency baked in. If a strategy loses in paper, it loses worse live. One avoided blowup pays for either tier. Always start in paper mode.


Step 1 — Download

Grab the zip for your OS from the Virabot Downloads experience in this product's sidebar.

• Windows 10 / 11 — virabot-v1.1.0-windows-x86_64.zip

• Linux Intel / AMD — virabot-v1.1.0-linux-x86_64.zip

• Linux ARM64 / Raspberry Pi 4+ — virabot-v1.1.0-linux-aarch64.zip

• macOS — virabot-v1.1.0-macos-source.zip (build from source; see INSTALL.md inside)


Step 2 — Verify the download (recommended)

SHA256SUMS is in the same folder. Compare your zip's hash before unpacking.

Windows (PowerShell): Get-FileHash virabot-v1.1.0-windows-x86_64.zip -Algorithm SHA256

Linux / macOS: sha256sum virabot-v1.1.0-linux-x86_64.zip


Step 3 — Extract and run

Unzip anywhere (e.g. ~/virabot).

• Windows: double-click Run Virabot.bat.

• Linux: chmod +x virabot then ./virabot.

• macOS: follow READ_ME_FIRST.txt — one-shot scripts/build-macos.sh builds it.

The first-run wizard handles license activation and .env setup.


Step 4 — Paper-trade first

Default config ships with PAPER_TRADE=true. Let it run a few hours — ideally a full week. Watch the Telegram bot or open trade_log.csv. When you trust the strategies, flip PAPER_TRADE=false and fund the live wallet.


Step 5 — Tune it live

Once it's running, open the Telegram chat and try:

• /params momentum — list every momentum knob and its current value

• /get MOMENTUM_HARD_STOP_PCT — full spec: type, range, default, group, help

• /set MOMENTUM_HARD_STOP_PCT 0.12 — change it live. Takes effect immediately.

Every knob is also presettable in .env (same name). Precedence: /set override > env > default.


Step 6 — Wire up Telegram (optional but recommended)

Full walkthrough in TELEGRAM_SETUP.md inside your zip. Short version: create a bot via BotFather, get your chat ID from userinfobot, paste both into .env and restart. You'll get entry/exit alerts, plus /pause, /resume, /status, /balance, /positions, /pnl, and the new /params, /get, /set tuning commands.


Troubleshooting

• Bot exits on startup — check .env. Missing vars are listed with examples. Fix and relaunch.

• License invalid — verify your Whop key. Make sure your system clock isn't off by more than 24 hours (license cache is 24h).

• Nothing happening — paper mode needs 30+ minutes to find a setup. Check trade_log.csv.

• Telegram bot silent — open the bot's chat and send /start. Re-check TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID.

• /set rejected — the value was out of range or the wrong type. Run /get <KEY> to see the spec.


Questions go in the Virabot Community chat. Changelog and patch notes are in Updates & Releases.