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Marginbot

Marginbot is an open-source PHP web application installed on a server that connects to Bitfinex through its API and manages margin-lending offers for one or more accounts. It aims to keep funds in a Bitfinex Deposit wallet lent at competitive rates while avoiding lengthy pending offers.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when you want a self-hosted tool for managing Bitfinex margin lending and can meet its web server, PHP, MySQL, cron-job, and API-access requirements.

Who it is for

  • Bitfinex account holders seeking to manage margin-lending offers from a server-hosted application.
  • Operators managing lending for one or more Bitfinex accounts who can provide the documented server and API prerequisites.

Documented uses

  • Manage margin-lending offers for one or more Bitfinex accounts.
  • Seek competitive rates for funds held in the Bitfinex Deposit wallet while limiting prolonged pending offers.
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Requirements & limits

The application is described as downloadable from a public GitHub repository and installed on a server. The README requires a Bitfinex account with API access and at least $50 in the Deposit wallet for Bitfinex margin loans; it recommends $100 or more.

  • The README lists PHP 5.1 or later, MySQL, a live web server, and cron-job access as requirements.
  • A Bitfinex account with API access is required.
  • Bitfinex’s stated $50 minimum for margin loans applies; the README says $100 or more is preferable.
  • The project targets Bitfinex margin lending rather than lending across multiple exchanges.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Install Marginbot on a server

Place the application on a server and start its documented installation flow.

Before you start

  • A live web server running PHP 5.1 or later and MySQL
  • Access to add a cron job
  • A Bitfinex account with API access

Steps

  1. Download the current version and unzip it into a folder on the server.

  2. Browse to that folder to start the install script and follow its setup process.

Expected outcome

The application’s install script guides the initial setup.

Guide limitations

  • The README flags that a specific installation parse error may require PHP short_open_tag to be enabled.
  • The README does not describe the subsequent configuration or lending-operation steps in this installation section.
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18 October 2026
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HFenter/MarginBot · Official homepage title · retained in its source language
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