bitbar-crypto-portfolio-ticker

This is a simple plugin for BitBar that shows you the total value of your cryptocurrency portfolio and its daily change.

Installation

1. You must have BitBar installed
   • Download BitBar
   • Drag it to Applications folder
   • Create and Choose a plugin folder (this is where your scripts will live)
2. Download this repo of (either with git clone or by downloading the zip)
3. Drag or copy the portfolioticker.rb file to the BitBar plugins folder
4. Launch the BitBar application and the data should appear.

Note

• I like to clone the repo into its own folder within the BitBar plugin folder and then copy the .rb file outside this folder. This allows you to keep the plugin up to date simply by running git pull inside the local repository folder.
• The folder will look something like this:

Customization

To get the correct data into this plugin you will need to perform a few simple changes.

1. Open the portfolioticker.rb in your favourite text editor
2. There is a hashmap of cryptocurrencies and a number that look something like this: https://imgur.com/WJuCDbf

# Edit the coins and number of coins you have of each:
    PORTFOLIO = {
        'ETH' => 18.75,
        'ZRX' => 10986.57375,
        'XLM' => 16714.989605,
        'BTC' => 0.59526,
        'KNC' => 1056,
        'NEO' => 23,
        'XMR' => 1,    
    }.freeze

3. Edit this list of cryptos to match your portfolio and their respective amounts.
4. Save the changes and refresh BitBar. You can BitBar by clicking on the plugin => Prefernces => Refresh All.

Troubleshooting

launch path not accessible

This is a common error to see in your menu bar. This error happens when the script doesn't have the correct permissions on your machine.

• To fix this type chmod +x ~/BitBar/portfolioticker.rb in your terminal. Keep in mind you need to change the path of this command depending on where your BitBar plugins are actually located.
• Refresh BitBar and you should be good to go!