Getting Started / Initial Setup

Connect ScreenerBot without rushing into live trading

First run has two valid paths: complete wallet and RPC setup for full operation, or enter preview mode to inspect discovery, filtering, and the dashboard before providing trading credentials.

Getting Started/Initial Setup

Wallet formats

Base58 private key or 64-byte JSON keypair

RPC input

One endpoint per line, up to 10

Preview mode

No wallet-dependent trading services

Key storage

AES-256-GCM, machine-bound encryption

Complete full setup

Use this path when the machine is ready for full operation. ScreenerBot validates the wallet and RPC, persists the encrypted credentials, and starts wallet, pool, position, transaction, and trading services.

Best practice: import a dedicated, initially unfunded wallet. Configure risk controls first, then transfer only the SOL you intend to use.

Explore in preview mode

Select Skip for now — explore the app to open token discovery, filtering, events, and the broader interface without storing a wallet key.

Preview mode clearly marks unavailable wallet and trading features. Use the persistent setup banner or Config page when you are ready to add wallet and RPC credentials.

Prepare the two required inputs

Keep credential handling simple and deliberate. ScreenerBot never asks for a seed phrase.

Dedicated Solana private key

Export only the private key for the dedicated trading wallet.
Base58 text and JSON arrays containing exactly 64 bytes are accepted.
Never paste a recovery phrase, exchange credential, or primary savings-wallet key.

Premium Solana RPC endpoints

Put one complete HTTPS endpoint on each line.
Multiple providers improve failover; only endpoints that pass validation are saved.
The public default Solana endpoint is not suitable for ScreenerBot's sustained workload.

What the setup wizard does

The three on-screen stages are validation and activation stages, not separate configuration files.

Credentials

Enter one wallet private key and one or more premium Solana RPC endpoints.

Verification

ScreenerBot derives the wallet address and tests every RPC endpoint against Solana mainnet.

Service startup

Working endpoints are saved, the key is encrypted, and the full service graph starts.

Security boundary

The private key is encrypted locally with AES-256-GCM using a machine-derived key. The encrypted value can only be decrypted on the same machine identity, and it is not sent to ScreenerBot's website.

This protects data at rest, but it does not make an unlocked computer safe. Keep the operating-system account protected and never share the application data directory or configuration.

Moving to another computer

Do not expect a copied encrypted key to decrypt on different hardware. Keep an independent, secure wallet backup and import the key through setup on the new machine.

Before adding trading funds

Full setup starts enabled services. Treat the first dashboard session as a configuration review.

Confirm the wallet address shown by ScreenerBot matches the wallet you intended to import.

Open Services and wait for the required systems to become healthy before relying on live data.

Review trade size, maximum open positions, filtering, entry rules, and exit protection before funding.

Keep the emergency stop and independent entry/exit controls understood before enabling automation.

Run ScreenerBot correctly

Choose desktop or headless operation and learn safe stop controls.

Running guide

Read the dashboard state

Understand readiness, navigation, metrics, and system health.

Dashboard guide