Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when you need the documented Docker Compose setup for a local ViaBTC exchange-server instance and want to try the sample market.list request.
Who it is for
- Developers setting up the ViaBTC exchange server for local development.
- People who want to send the documented market.list request to a local server endpoint.
Documented uses
- Automate the container and dependency setup needed to launch the exchange server.
- Build the server from source within the prepared environment.
- Send a sample market.list request to the local endpoint.
Requirements & limits
Docker with Compose is required; the README specifies Docker 17.05.0-ce or newer. Git is optional if you download the repository ZIP, and curl is optional unless you want to try the sample request.
- The project builds the ViaBTC server from source rather than providing a hosted exchange service.
- The documented test request targets the local endpoint at 127.0.0.1:18080.
- The README provides startup instructions for Linux and macOS terminals and Windows Command Prompt.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Start the exchange server and send a local market.list request
Launch the Docker Compose setup and use curl to send the README's sample request to the local server.
Before you start
- Docker with Compose; the README specifies Docker 17.05.0-ce or newer.
- Git, or a downloaded and extracted repository ZIP.
- Curl for the sample request.
Steps
Clone the repository and change into its directory, or download and extract the ZIP and change into the extracted directory.
Run
docker-compose upand wait for startup.Send the documented
market.listrequest tohttp://127.0.0.1:18080/with curl.
Expected outcome
The Docker Compose setup launches the exchange server and its listed dependencies; the sample request is directed to the local endpoint.
Guide limitations
- The guide documents a local setup and one sample request, not production deployment or additional API operations.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 18 October 2026
- Original website title
- gyk001/viabtc_exchange_server_docker · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

