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Installing the EA in MetaTrader

In Accounts there is a wizard that walks you through it and waits until it confirms it worked. This is the summary in case you prefer doing it yourself.

1Download the file for your platform: .mq5 for MT5, .mq4 for MT4.

2In MetaTrader: File → Open Data Folder → Experts folder.

3Open MetaEditor (F4), open the file and click Compile (F7).

4Navigator → Expert Advisors → drag Onyx onto any chart.

5Paste your API key and leave the server URL as it comes.

6Tools → Options → Expert Advisors → allow the Onyx URL.

7Turn on AlgoTrading. Within seconds the chart panel will say "Connected".

If it does not sync

It is almost always one of these four, in this order of likelihood:

The AlgoTrading button is not green. This causes most cases.
The URL is not authorized in Options → Expert Advisors.
There is a cross instead of a smiley in the chart corner: the EA is not active there.
The key was pasted with an extra space or incomplete.

An EA only works with MetaTrader open and connected. If you shut down your computer, it stops recording and stops protecting. If you trade seriously, consider a VPS.

Open the wizard

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