ccxt-gateway
High-performance, self-hosted gateway for 100+ cryptocurrency exchanges via CCXT.
Features
- High Performance: Built with FastAPI, uvloop, and orjson for maximum throughput
- Rock Solid Stability: Multi-process design with automatic restart on failures
- Memory Management: Automatic subprocess restart when memory limits exceeded
- WebSocket Support: Proxy CCXT watch* functions via WebSocket connections
- Auto-Update: Automatic CCXT version management
- Unified API: Single REST and WebSocket API for all supported exchanges
Quick Start
Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ccxt-gateway.git
cd ccxt-gateway
# Install dependencies
pip install -e ".[server]"
Running
# Start the gateway
ccxt-gateway
# Or directly with Python
python -m ccxt_gateway.main
The gateway will start on http://0.0.0.0:8000 by default.
Basic Usage
# Create a Binance exchange instance
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/exchanges/my-binance?exchange_name=binance"
# Get ticker for BTC/USDT
curl "http://localhost:8000/exchanges/my-binance/fetch_ticker?symbol=BTC/USDT"
# Delete the exchange instance
curl -X DELETE "http://localhost:8000/exchanges/my-binance"
Configuration
Configuration is loaded from (in order):
- Environment variables (prefixed with
CCXT_GATEWAY_) .envfileconfig/default.yaml
See config/default.yaml for all available options.
API Documentation
Once running, visit:
- Swagger UI:
http://localhost:8000/docs - ReDoc:
http://localhost:8000/redoc
Architecture
Client -> FastAPI -> ZMQ Broker -> Exchange Subprocess (CCXT)
Each exchange runs in its own subprocess, communicating via ZeroMQ for isolation and stability.
Development
# Install dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"
# Run tests
pytest
# Format code
black src/
License
MIT
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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