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Monitor and manage your Freqtrade crypto trading bot from a web dashboard; bundled since Freqtrade 2021.2 and self-hostable via Docker.
If you already run Freqtrade on a server, FreqUI provides browser-based access to your bot without connecting via SSH each time you want to check status. The bundled integration since version 2021.2 means you get the web interface by enabling the REST API and configuring CORS.
If you do not use Freqtrade, FreqUI has no use case. It is an interface layer for Freqtrade exclusively, with no independent trading or monitoring functionality.
FreqUI gives Freqtrade users a browser-based view of bot activity. For traders who run automated strategies and want to monitor what the bot is doing without staying logged into a server terminal, FreqUI provides that web interface.
If you need a managed, hosted trading bot with no server infrastructure to operate, a service like Gainium handles setup and hosting. FreqUI requires that you already operate your own Freqtrade environment.
Running a cryptocurrency trading bot without a web interface means managing it through the command line and reviewing logs on the server. For anyone hosting Freqtrade on a remote machine, there is no built-in way to check bot status, review recent trades, or adjust configurations from a browser. Direct server access is required for every interaction, and log parsing is the primary way to understand what the bot is doing in real time.
The Freqtrade REST API exposes bot state programmatically, but consuming raw API responses requires building custom tooling. Traders who want browser-based visibility into their Freqtrade setup need a dedicated frontend layer to surface that information.
FreqUI ships bundled with Freqtrade starting from version 2021.2. For end users, no separate frontend setup is needed. Enabling the Freqtrade REST API is enough to access the web interface. Manual installation applies only when you want to modify or develop the UI itself.
FreqUI can run as a standalone container independent of the Freqtrade installation using the included Docker Compose configuration. Running docker compose up -d starts the UI on port 3000 using the latest FreqUI image. Run docker compose pull to update it to a newer version.
FreqUI connects to Freqtrade exclusively through its REST API. All bot state and trade data are served from Freqtrade; FreqUI renders this information in the browser. This means the UI can run on a different host from the bot, provided CORS is configured in Freqtrade to allow cross-origin requests.
The interface is built with Vue.js and Nuxt UI. Because it is a standard Vue.js application, developers who want to modify or extend the interface can use the local development setup documented in the repository, with hot-reload support and a Docker-based dev container option.
Both FreqUI and Gainium provide a web interface for managing cryptocurrency trading bots, but they represent different deployment models. FreqUI is the official web frontend for the self-hosted Freqtrade bot; Gainium is a managed, no-code trading bot platform with hosting included, and it markets itself directly as a Freqtrade alternative.
| Feature | FreqUI | Gainium |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0 | Proprietary |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Managed / cloud |
| Bot engine | Freqtrade (required separately) | Gainium's own engine |
| Infrastructure | Your own server | Gainium's infrastructure |
| Pricing | Free (requires your own server) | Subscription |
| No-code setup | No | Yes |
FreqUI is the better fit when you already operate a Freqtrade instance and want browser-based access without paying a subscription. If your priority is full control over trading logic, bot data, and infrastructure, FreqUI paired with Freqtrade keeps everything on your own server. The GPL-3.0 license means you can inspect and modify both the UI and the underlying bot.
Gainium is the better fit when you want a managed service with no server infrastructure to operate. It handles hosting and updates, with a no-code configuration flow that does not require managing a Python environment or server. For traders who want to get started quickly without the operational overhead of running Freqtrade, Gainium trades self-hosting control for convenience.
Run FreqUI as a standalone Docker container with the included Docker Compose setup.
```bash
docker compose up -d
```No. FreqUI is a frontend specifically for Freqtrade. It connects to Freqtrade's REST API to display bot state and requires a running Freqtrade instance with the API enabled. Without that, FreqUI has nothing to connect to.
No. FreqUI has been bundled with Freqtrade since version 2021.2. If you are running that version or newer, FreqUI is included. Enable the Freqtrade REST API in your bot configuration and configure CORS to allow your browser's origin. See the Freqtrade REST API documentation for the configuration steps.
GPL-3.0. You can run FreqUI on your own infrastructure and modify the source code. Distributing a modified version externally requires releasing those modifications under the same GPL-3.0 license. Running it on a private server for personal or team use does not require releasing changes.
The repository includes a Docker Compose configuration. Run docker compose up -d from the repository directory to start FreqUI on port 3000. You will also need to configure CORS in Freqtrade to allow requests from the host and port where FreqUI is running. The Freqtrade REST API documentation covers the correct CORS format.
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