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Commands for managing Trading Environment deployments in Amazon Web Services (paper trading only for self-managed deployments).
Available Commands
provision - Create a new AWS Trading Environment
start - Start a stopped AWS Trading Environment
stop - Stop a running AWS Trading Environment
deprovision - Completely remove an AWS Trading Environment
Command Syntax
datafye trading aws <command> --name <deployment-name> --profile <aws-profile> [options]AWS deployments require --name and --profile parameters. Multiple deployments can exist in the same AWS account.
Prerequisites
AWS CLI v2 installed and configured (see AWS Setup)
Datafye CLI installed (see Installation)
Descriptor files configured (see Deployment Descriptors)
Broker credentials for paper trading
Paper Trading Only (Self-managed)
Distributed Self-managed AWS deployments only support paper trading (mode: paper in broker descriptor). For live trading, you must use a Datafye Managed deployment provisioned by Datafye Ops. Contact Datafye to request a managed deployment for live trading.
Use Cases
AWS Trading Environment deployments are ideal for:
Production-scale paper trading - Always-on paper trading with cloud resources
Team collaboration - Shared paper trading environment
Pre-live validation - Final testing before requesting live deployment
High-availability paper trading - Distributed infrastructure for reliability
Deployment Model
These commands create Distributed Self-managed deployments, where:
You provision infrastructure in your own AWS account
You manage and pay for all AWS resources
Datafye provides the software and orchestration
Only paper trading is supported
For live trading, you'll need a Datafye Managed deployment. Datafye Ops provisions and manages the infrastructure, ensuring compliance and reliability for live capital. Contact Datafye to request managed deployment.
Related Documentation
Trading: Data Cloud + Broker - Quickstart guide
Trading: Full Stack - Quickstart guide
Paper Trading Your Algo - Paper trading guide
Local Deployments - Commands for local deployments
AWS Setup - Configure AWS access
Last updated: 2025-10-22
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