Xiznit Copier — Setup Guide

1

Requirements

What you need before starting

Before setting up Xiznit Copier, make sure you have the following:

✓Your Xiznit Copier license key — delivered to your email after purchase
✓A VPS (Virtual Private Server) running Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04 — we recommend DigitalOcean ($6–$12/month)
✓Your broker credentials — Tradovate login for prop firm accounts, or API keys for Alpaca/Tradier
✓A computer with SSH access to your VPS (Terminal on Mac/Linux, PowerShell or PuTTY on Windows)

💡 Tip: If you already run Xiznit Bot on a VPS, you can run the Copier on the same server — no additional VPS needed.

2

Get a VPS

DigitalOcean recommended — $6/month

If you don't already have a VPS, sign up at digitalocean.com and create a Droplet:

1Click Create → Droplets
2Choose Ubuntu 24.04 LTS as your image
3Select the Basic $6/month plan (1 CPU, 1GB RAM is sufficient)
4Choose a datacenter region close to you
5Under Authentication, choose Password and set a strong root password
6Click Create Droplet and wait ~60 seconds
7Copy your Droplet's IP address from the dashboard

⚠️ Save your root password and IP address somewhere safe — you'll need them to SSH in.

3

Connect & Install Docker

SSH into your server and set up Docker

Open your terminal and connect to your VPS:

Connect via SSH

ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP

Once connected, install Docker with these commands:

Install Docker

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh

sh get-docker.sh

systemctl start docker

systemctl enable docker

Verify Docker is installed:

docker --version

✓ You should see something like: Docker version 24.x.x

4

Deploy Xiznit Copier

Pull the Docker image and start the copier

Create a directory for your copier data and start the container:

Create data directory

mkdir -p /opt/xiznit-copier/data

Create config file

cat > /opt/xiznit-copier/config.env << 'EOF'

LICENSE_KEY=YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE

DASHBOARD_PASSWORD=YourChosenPassword

DATABASE_URL=sqlite:////app/data/xiznit_copier.db

EOF

⚠️ Replace YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE with the license key from your purchase email. Replace YourChosenPassword with a strong password you'll use to log into the dashboard.

Pull and start the copier

docker pull xiznit/xiznit-copier:latest

docker run -d \

  --name xiznit-copier \

  --restart unless-stopped \

  -p 3000:3000 \

  -v /opt/xiznit-copier/data:/app/data \

  --env-file /opt/xiznit-copier/config.env \

  xiznit/xiznit-copier:latest

Verify it's running

docker logs xiznit-copier --tail 10

✓ You should see: Xiznit Copier started successfully and Uvicorn running on http://0.0.0.0:3000

5

Access the Dashboard

Open the copier in your browser

Open your browser and navigate to:

http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:3000

Log in with the password you set in DASHBOARD_PASSWORD in your config file.

💡 Optional: If you have a domain name, you can point a subdomain (e.g. copier.yourdomain.com) to your server IP and set up Nginx as a reverse proxy. Contact support for help with this.

6

Get Your Tradovate Token

One-time setup per Tradovate login

Xiznit Copier connects to Tradovate using an access token from your browser session. Here's how to get it:

1Open Google Chrome and go to trader.tradovate.com
2Log in with your Tradovate / prop firm credentials
3 Press F12 (Windows/Linux) or Command + Option + J (Mac) to open DevTools
4Click the Network tab at the top of the DevTools panel
5Press F5 (Windows) or Command + R (Mac) to refresh the page
6In the filter box, type account
7Click on the account/list request in the list
8Click the Headers tab on the right panel
9Scroll down to Request Headers and find authorization:
10Copy everything AFTER the word "Bearer " — this is your token (starts with eyJ...)

⚠️ Prop firm accounts (MFF, Apex, Topstep, etc.) should log in at trader.tradovate.com — this is the same login page for all prop firms using Tradovate.

✓ Your token is a long string starting with eyJraWQi... — it's valid for an extended period so you won't need to do this often.

7

Add Your Accounts

Connect your leader and follower accounts

In the Xiznit Copier dashboard, click Accounts → + Add Account:

1Enter an Account Name (e.g. "MFF Leader" or "Apex Follower 1")
2Select Tradovate (Futures/Prop Firms) as the broker
3Set the Role — Leader (master) or Follower (copy to)
4Set Trading Mode to Demo/Sim for prop firm accounts
5Click Open Tradovate Login → and log in if not already
6Follow the token steps from Step 6, paste your token, and click Save Token ✓
7Your accounts will appear automatically — select which one to use
8Click Add & Test Connection

✓ A successful connection shows your account name and equity. Repeat this process for each follower account.

💡 If you have multiple accounts under the same prop firm login (e.g. 4 MFF accounts), you only need to get the token once. All accounts appear in the picker automatically.

8

Create a Copy Group

Link your leader to your followers

In the dashboard, go to Copy Groups → + New Group:

1Give your group a name (e.g. "MFF Master Group")
2Click Create Group
3Click Add Rule inside the group
4Select your Leader account from the dropdown
5Select your Follower account from the dropdown
6Set your Sizing Mode (Fixed, Ratio, or Percent)
7Click Save Rule
8Repeat steps 3–7 for each follower account

9

Configure Copy Rules

Sizing, filters, and time settings

Each copy rule has optional advanced settings:

SIZING MODES

Fixed — always copy X contracts regardless of leader size

Ratio — copy at a % of leader size (e.g. 0.5 = half)

Percent — size based on follower account equity

FILTERS

Symbols — whitelist or blacklist specific tickers

Direction — copy only buys, only sells, or both

Time — only copy during specific trading hours

10

Start the Group & Go Live

Begin copying trades in real time

Once your accounts and rules are configured:

1Make sure all accounts are assigned to the group (group_id set)
2Click Start Group on your copy group
3The status changes to ● Live
4Place a trade on your leader account
5Within 2 seconds, the same trade executes on all followers

🎉 You're live! Your copier is now running 24/7 on your server, automatically mirroring every trade from your leader to all follower accounts.

🛡️

Risk Management

Protect your funded accounts automatically

Go to any account → click the Risk settings icon to configure:

$Max Daily Loss — automatically stop copying if the account loses more than X dollars in a day
#Max Open Positions — cap the number of simultaneous open trades per account
%Max Position Size — never copy more than X contracts regardless of sizing rules
⚡Auto-Stop on Loss — automatically halts the account when daily loss limit is hit

⚠️ Always configure daily loss limits to protect your prop firm evaluations. A single runaway trade can fail an entire funded account.

📊

Trade Journal

Review, annotate, and learn from every trade

Every trade that goes through the copier is automatically logged. In the Journal view you can:

✍️Add notes to any trade explaining your reasoning or what happened
🏷️Add tags to categorize trades (e.g. "breakout", "reversal", "news trade")
⭐Rate each trade 1–5 stars based on execution quality
📅View the P&L calendar to see your performance by day
📈View the Analytics tab for win rate, profit factor, and performance breakdowns

🔔

Discord & Email Alerts

Stay informed from anywhere

Go to Settings in the dashboard to configure alerts:

1For Discord: Create a webhook in your Discord server (Server Settings → Integrations → Webhooks) and paste the URL into Settings
2For Email: Enter your email address in Settings and enable email alerts
3You'll receive notifications for: trade copied, risk limit hit, account disconnected

🔒

Trading Lockout

Instantly pause all copying

The lockout button on the dashboard immediately stops all copy groups for a set period:

⏱Choose 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, or rest of day
🛑All active copy groups are paused immediately — no more trades will copy during the lockout
▶️The lockout expires automatically, or you can end it manually

💡 Use lockout before major news events (NFP, FOMC, CPI) to avoid copying trades through high-volatility windows that could violate prop firm rules.