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Quickstart · 8 minutes

From first account
to the first alert.

Follow the 5 steps below. No payment card, no commitment — Basic access is free to validate your setup.

01
5 seconds · no payment card

Create a TheConnector account

Sign up with an email. Basic access is immediate: 10 connectable broker accounts and 15 webhooks per day per account.

  • No manual approval
  • Confirmation email sent
  • Immediate dashboard access
02
2 minutes · local install

Install the platform connector

The connector is a small script running on the terminal (MT4, MT5 or cTrader) or on your VPS. It keeps the connection with the gateway.

install-connector.txt
# 1. Download the connector from the dashboard
TheConnector-MT4.ex4

# 2. Drop the file into
MetaTrader 4 / MQL4 / Experts

# 3. Allow WebRequest and add
https://ws.theconnector.fr

# 4. Attach the EA to a chart, paste the account access key
key: tc_acct_2147_••••••••
  • No change to the broker account
  • No proprietary software on the terminal
  • If the connector fails, the gateway keeps the trace
03
30 seconds · copy-paste

Copy the webhook URL

Each connected account has its own webhook URL, signed with an access key. This is the URL TradingView will call.

URL https://webhook.theconnector.fr/tc_••••e2a4
Tip: the URL carries the account access key. Regenerating the key immediately invalidates old webhooks.
04
2 minutes · TradingView

Configure the TradingView alert

In TradingView, open the "Alerts" panel, paste the webhook URL, and set a JSON payload in the "Message" field.

tradingview-alert-message.json
{
  "account":  "acct_mt5_8841",
  "action":   "buy",
  "symbol":   "{{ticker}}",   // replaced by TradingView
  "volume":   0.10,
  "sl":       1.0820,
  "tp":       1.0910,
  "ttl_ms":   3000
}
Dry-run mode: add "dry_run": true to test the route without sending an order to the broker.
05
real time · dashboard

Check the ACK in the terminal

Trigger the TradingView alert (manually or by signal). The dashboard shows the full cycle:

01 Received
tradingview
02 Route
mt5·8841
03 ACK
186ms
04 Delivered
order #4192
  • Confirm the order in MT4/MT5/cTrader
  • Check the broker symbol, volume and risk
  • On rejection, the reason is shown (mapping, broker offline, invalid payload)

Setup validated? Increase the volume.

You are ready to automate for real. The pricing page shows the current Basic offer and the planned direction for higher quotas and cross-platform replication.