coinbase-advanced-dca

A tool for making a $100 BTC-USD market purchase on Coinbase Advanced. The $100 purchase can be automated on Coinbase retail for $2.99 per trade. Alternatively, this tool allows the same dollar-cost averaging to be done on Coinbase Advanced for $0.55 per trade. "Very save! WOW. Much nice!"

Disclaimer

This tool is without guarantees or warranty and only available on an as is basis. This tool is used at your own risk!

Usage

usage: cb-adv-dca.py [-h] [-c COIN] [-f FUNDS] [-l LIMIT] [-d] [--version]
                     action

Buys digital assets on Coinbase Advanced.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d, --debug           toggle verbose logging
  --version             show program's version number and exit

configuring purchases:
  action                buy|test - live buy or simulation
  -c COIN, --coin COIN  the asset to purchase, such as b|e|s|BTC|ETH|SOL|BTC-   
                        USD. Default BTC-USD.
  -f FUNDS, --funds FUNDS
                        the amount to spend. Default 100.00.
  -l LIMIT, --limit LIMIT
                        0|1|5 - percent limit order discount. Default 0.0       
                        (market order).

Creating an API key

This tool requires an API key for your Coinbase Advanced account. To create an API key:

1. Log into https://portal.cdp.coinbase.com/access/api?keyType=trade
2. Click the Create API key button.
3. Name the key, choose the account it has access to, and enable Trade access. Click Create & download.
4. Retain the key and secret in a safe manner because it is a bearer token that allows access to your account!

Runtime setup for FreeBSD

Use the following steps to deploy on a FreeBSD host:

1. su - root
2. pkg update -f
3. pkg install git
4. pkg install python
5. python -V # Assuming this return v3.9, then:
6. pkg install py39-pip
7. curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
8. vi .cshrc
9. Append the following to the PATH export: $HOME/.cargo/bin
10. su - dca # Assuming service account 'dca'
11. Append the following to the PATH export: /root/.cargo/bin
12. Log out and log back in to source the new PATH.
13. mkdir /coinbase-advanced-dca
14. chown dca:dca /coinbase-advanced-dca
15. su - dca
16. ln -s /coinbase-advanced-dca coinbase-advanced-dca
17. rustup default stable
18. git clone https://github.com/TMan253/coinbase-advanced-dca.git
19. cd coinbase-advanced-dca
20. python -m venv foo
21. . foo/bin/activate
22. pip --version
23. pip install --upgrade pip
24. pip --version
25. pip install coinbase-advanced-py
26. vi config.ini
27. Add the following contents, but substitute your API key and secret within the quotation marks, and then save the file and exit:

[API]
API Key = "yourKeyHere"
API Secret = "yourSecretHere"

27. python cb-adv-dca.py test -c BTC -f 100.00
28. mkdir logs
29. chmod 744 dca.sh
30. crontab -e
31. Add the following:

#
# Note:  For multi-value, use commas:  3,12,47
# Note:  For every X interval, use /:  */X
# Note:  Aliases:  @reboot = once at startup, @hourly
#
#
#    +--------- Minute (0-59)
#    |    +------- Hour (0-23)
#    |    |    +----- Day Of Month (1-31)
#    |    |    |    +--- Month (1 -12)
#    |    |    |    |    +- Day Of Week (0-6) (Sunday = 0)
#    |    |    |    |    |
#    *    *    *    *    *     COMMAND
#----+----+----+----+----+-----+------------------------------------------------
#    *    *    *    *    *     /coinbase-advanced-dca/dca.sh coinbase-advanced-dca/bin/activate "asdf" "[email protected]" "test -c b -f 100.00"
#    0   16    *    *    0,4   /coinbase-advanced-dca/dca.sh coinbase-advanced-dca/bin/activate "asdf" "[email protected]" "buy -c b -f 100.00"
#    0   16    *    *    3,6   /coinbase-advanced-dca/dca.sh coinbase-advanced-dca/bin/activate "asdf" "[email protected]" "buy -c e -f 100.00"
#    1   16    *    *    4,6   /coinbase-advanced-dca/dca.sh coinbase-advanced-dca/bin/activate "asdf" "[email protected]" "buy -c s -f 100.00"
#    2   16    *    *    4     /coinbase-advanced-dca/dca.sh coinbase-advanced-dca/bin/activate "asdf" "[email protected]" "buy -c SEI-USD -f 50.00"
#    0   16    *    *    5     /coinbase-advanced-dca/dca.sh coinbase-advanced-dca/bin/activate "asdf" "[email protected]" "buy -c SUI-USD -f 50.00"
#    1   16    *    *    5     /coinbase-advanced-dca/dca.sh coinbase-advanced-dca/bin/activate "asdf" "[email protected]" "buy -c TIA-USD -f 50.00"
#    *    *    *    *    *     /coinbase-advanced-dca/dca.sh coinbase-advanced-dca/bin/activate "asdf" "[email protected]" "view"
#
#

Docker dev environment setup

TBD

Dev environment setup

Use the following steps to create a local development environment:

1. git clone https://github.com/TMan253/coinbase-advanced-dca.git
2. cd coinbase-advanced-dca
3. python -m venv foo
4. source foo/bin/activate # for Linux, or for Windows: foo\Scripts\activate
5. pip3 install coinbase-advanced-py
6. notepad.exe .\config.ini
7. Add the following contents, but substitute your API key and secret within the quotation marks, and then save the file and exit:

[API]
API Key = "yourKeyHere"
API Secret = "yourSecretHere"

8. .\foo\Scripts\python.exe .\cb-adv-dca.py test -c BTC -f 100.00 -l 0.2