MQL5-Google-Onedrive/QUICK_REFERENCE.md

Quick Reference Guide

🚀 Start Automation System

Windows

# Option 1: PowerShell (Recommended)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\startup.ps1

# Option 2: Batch File
scripts\startup.bat

# Option 3: Python
python scripts\startup_orchestrator.py

Linux/WSL

# Option 1: Shell Script
./scripts/startup.sh

# Option 2: Python
python3 scripts/startup_orchestrator.py

🔧 Setup Auto-Start

Windows

# Create Scheduled Task (runs at boot)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\startup.ps1 -CreateScheduledTask

# Verify Task
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "MQL5*" | Get-ScheduledTaskInfo

Linux

# Option 1: systemd (Recommended)
./scripts/startup.sh --setup-systemd
sudo systemctl enable mql5-trading-automation
sudo systemctl start mql5-trading-automation

# Option 2: Cron
./scripts/startup.sh --setup-cron

🧪 Testing Commands

# Run all integration tests
python3 scripts/test_automation.py

# Validate repository
python3 scripts/ci_validate_repo.py

# Dry run (test without executing)
python3 scripts/startup_orchestrator.py --dry-run

# Test with PowerShell (Windows)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\startup.ps1 -DryRun

📊 Monitor & Control

# Monitor processes for 1 hour
python3 scripts/startup_orchestrator.py --monitor 3600

# Monitor indefinitely
python3 scripts/startup_orchestrator.py --monitor 0

# Check MT5 is running (Windows)
tasklist | findstr terminal64.exe

# Check MT5 is running (Linux/WSL)
ps aux | grep terminal64

📝 Check Logs

# View latest log
ls -lt logs/ | head -5

# View specific log
cat logs/startup_20260106_*.log

# Monitor log in real-time
tail -f logs/startup_*.log

⚙️ Configuration

# Edit configuration
nano config/startup_config.json

# Create new config template
python3 scripts/startup_orchestrator.py --create-config

# Validate JSON syntax
python3 -m json.tool config/startup_config.json

🔍 Troubleshooting

# Check Python version
python3 --version

# Check if script is executable
ls -l scripts/*.py scripts/*.sh

# Test script syntax
bash -n scripts/startup.sh

# View recent git changes
git log --oneline -5

# Check system status
df -h  # Disk space
free -h  # Memory

📦 Package & Deploy

⚠️ Note: Deployed indicators/EAs require MT5 Desktop. Exness Web Terminal is not supported.

# Package MT5 files
./scripts/package_mt5.sh

# Deploy to MT5 data folder (replace path)
./scripts/deploy_mt5.sh "/path/to/MT5/Data/Folder"

# Find your MT5 data folder (Windows)
# In MT5: File → Open Data Folder

🆘 Common Issues

Permission Denied

# Fix script permissions
chmod +x scripts/*.py scripts/*.sh

Python Not Found

# Windows
winget install Python.Python.3.12

# Linux
sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3 python3-pip

PowerShell Execution Policy

# Temporary bypass (current session)
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process

# Permanent fix (current user)
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

MT5 Not Starting

1. Verify MT5 is installed
2. Check path in config/startup_config.json
3. Test manual launch first
4. Check logs in logs/ directory

📚 Documentation

• Full Guide: docs/Startup_Automation_Guide.md
• Quick Start: docs/Quick_Start_Automation.md
• Windows Setup: docs/Windows_Task_Scheduler_Setup.md
• Verification: VERIFICATION.md
• Features: AUTOMATION_FEATURES.md

🔗 Useful Links

• Repository: https://github.com/A6-9V/MQL5-Google-Onedrive
• Issues: https://github.com/A6-9V/MQL5-Google-Onedrive/issues
• WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DYemXrBnMD63K55bjUMKYF

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For detailed information, see VERIFICATION.md