Start here before you make your first copy

DaneTrades now uses a web-managed setup with a cloud copier. This guide gives you the current setup order, the right app labels to look for, and the checks that make the first test copy easier to verify.

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Explains the cloud web app setup order
Cloud copying does not require a personal PC or Windows VPS

How DaneTrades works

DaneTrades is a cloud trade copier. Sign in to the web app to connect accounts, configure copiers, and monitor results. Cloud copying does not require you to keep a personal PC or Windows VPS running.

Setup happens in this order:

Billing: add account licences before connecting trading accounts
Trading Accounts: connect your brokers or signal sources
Copiers: link a source account to a receiver account

Recommended setup order

Create your account and sign in. Start with Create account, then confirm you can access the web app and the current billing state in Billing.
Add account licences. Creating a DaneTrades user account is free. Cloud copying requires paid account licences ($10 per connected trading account per month; minimum 2 accounts for $20). There is no free cloud copier trial and no yearly plan. Open Billing to continue.
Add your trading accounts or signal sources. In Trading Accounts, connect the source side first, then the receiver side. Source accounts can be broker accounts on supported trading platforms. Telegram can also be added as a signal source. Receivers should be execution accounts on MT4, MT5, TradeLocker, DXtrade, MatchTrader, or cTrader.
Create a copier connection. In Copiers, choose the master and receiver, set your initial sizing conservatively, save the connection, and make sure it is enabled.
Run a tiny test trade and verify it. Place a minimum-size demo trade on the source side, then confirm the result in Logs before treating the setup as complete.
Use the first-week checklist before scaling. Once your first copy works, move to the first-week safety checklist before increasing size or moving more accounts live.

If your first test does not copy

Check the basics in this order:

Account licences are active and both accounts show connected.
The trading accounts show as connected in the app.
The copier connection is enabled and points to the right source and receiver.
Symbol mapping is configured where broker symbol names differ.
The receiver account accepts the order size and has enough margin.

Good next step: if the setup looks correct but the trade still does not land, open Logs, check Copy Health, and then keep moving through troubleshooting with the latest diagnostics in hand.