Start here before you make your first copy

DaneTrades now uses a web-managed setup with a local copier runtime. This guide gives you the current setup order, the right app labels to look for, and the checks that make the first test copy easier to verify.

Open quickstart View Trade Copier

Matches the current web app navigation
Explains what is managed in the app and what runs locally
Written for both local PC and Windows VPS setups

How DaneTrades works

DaneTrades has two parts. The web app is where you sign in, connect accounts, and choose what to copy. The DaneTrades app on your PC or VPS is what actually copies trades. That machine must stay on while copying runs.

Setup happens in this order:

Download Agent: install and connect the local app
Trading Accounts: connect your brokers or signal sources
Copiers: link a source account to a receiver account

Recommended setup order

Create your account and sign in. Start with Create account, then confirm you can access the web app and the current billing state in Billing.
Install and connect the local runtime. Open Download Agent and install the Windows app on your PC or Windows VPS. In the DaneTrades app, click Log in in browser, sign in on the website if prompted, and click Connect Agent. Then return to Download Agent in the web app and confirm your machine shows as connected before you add trading accounts.
Add your trading accounts or signal sources. In Trading Accounts, connect the source side first, then the receiver side. Source accounts can be broker accounts or supported sources like Telegram and TradingView. Receivers should be execution accounts.
Create a copier connection. In Copiers, choose the master and receiver, set your initial sizing conservatively, save the connection, and make sure it is enabled.
Run a tiny test trade and verify it. Place a minimum-size demo trade on the source side, then confirm the result in Logs before treating the setup as complete.
Use the first-week checklist before scaling. Once your first copy works, move to the first-week safety checklist before increasing size or moving more accounts live.

If your first test does not copy

Check the basics in this order:

The local runtime is installed, signed in, and online.
The trading accounts show as connected in the app.
The copier connection is enabled and points to the right source and receiver.
Symbol mapping is configured where broker symbol names differ.
The receiver account accepts the order size and has enough margin.

Good next step: if the setup looks correct but the trade still does not land, open Logs, check Copy Health, and then keep moving through troubleshooting with the latest diagnostics in hand.