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# Step-by-step setup (A to Z)

Welcome! Botlyz is a **non-custodial** trading automation software: you configure, sign and deploy your strategies yourself, and your money stays at all times on **your** exchange account, under the control of **your** wallet. Botlyz places and cancels orders according to your rules, but **can never withdraw your funds**.

> **Important**: Botlyz is a **software editor** for automation, not a fund manager and not a financial advisor. Trading carries a risk of loss up to the entire capital committed, and past performance does not guarantee future results.

## Choose your exchange

Botlyz currently works with **two decentralized perpetuals exchanges**, your choice, and more will arrive soon. Strategies, the Builder, backtesting and the dashboard are **identical** on both: only the platform where your money lives changes. You can even connect both and pick the exchange strategy by strategy.

|                      | **Hyperliquid**                                    | **Lighter**                                                 |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Type                 | Perpetuals DEX                                     | Perpetuals DEX                                              |
| Trading currency     | USDC                                               | USDC                                                        |
| Key given to Botlyz  | API wallet ("agent"), trade-only                   | API key, trade-only                                         |
| Can Botlyz withdraw? | ❌ Never                                            | ❌ Never                                                     |
| Integration fee      | 0.10% per order (signed approval, revocable)       | 0.10% per order (signed approval)                           |
| Website              | [app.hyperliquid.xyz](https://app.hyperliquid.xyz) | [app.lighter.xyz](https://app.lighter.xyz/?referral=BOTLYZ) |

Follow the complete guide for the exchange you picked : each one takes you by the hand **from A to Z**, from the wallet to your first deployed strategy (8 steps, around 15 to 20 minutes):

## 👉 [A-to-Z setup: Hyperliquid](/docs/english/installation-pas-a-pas/installation-hyperliquid.md)

## 👉 [A-to-Z setup: Lighter](/docs/english/installation-pas-a-pas/installation-lighter.md)

## The 8 steps, in a nutshell

Whatever the exchange, the journey is the same:

1. **Connect your wallet to Botlyz** (free, off-chain signature) : see [Connect your wallet](/docs/english/installation-pas-a-pas/connecter-votre-wallet.md).
2. **Create your account** on the chosen exchange.
3. **Deposit funds** (USDC).
4. **Create the API key** (trade-only) and **connect it to Botlyz**.
5. **Approve the integration fee** (0.10% per order, one free signature, once).
6. **Choose or build a strategy**, configure it and **backtest** it.
7. **Sign** (EIP-712) and **deploy**.
8. **Monitor on the dashboard** (pause, resume, edit at any time).

## Frequently asked questions

**Q. Which exchange should I choose?**

Both are fully supported and the Botlyz journey is identical. Compare their interfaces, pairs and conditions (platform fees, deposit methods) and pick the one that suits you: this guide covers both, and you can always connect the other one later.

**Q. Can I use both exchanges at the same time?**

Yes. You can connect a Lighter account **and** a Hyperliquid account, then choose the exchange for each strategy deployment. The dashboard aggregates everything.

**Q. Can Botlyz withdraw my money?**

No, never, on either exchange. The keys you give Botlyz **can only trade**: no withdrawal to an external address is possible; that is a property of the protocols themselves.

**Q. Will more exchanges be supported?**

Yes, Botlyz's architecture is designed to plug in new exchanges, and more will arrive soon.


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