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Install Athena files

Now it's time to install the Athena Expert Advisor file into your MetaTrader 5 platform.

Athena download

The Athena EA files can be downloaded in your Customer Dashboard or from the Downloads section.

1. Open data folder​

  • Open the data folder by clicking on "File" and select "Open Data Folder"

    MetaTrader 5 data folder menu

2. Navigate to Experts folder​

  • This will open your MT5 data folder

    MetaTrader 5 data folder

  • Next, open the "MQL5" folder and you should see a "Experts" folder within

    MQL5 folder

  • Open the "Experts" folder and you should see the following content

    MQL5 experts folder

3. Move AthenaBot.ex5 into experts folder​

Your AthenaBot.zip file contains a AthenaBot.ex5 file (located in the MetaTrader5 folder). Please extract this file and move it into the "Experts" folder

  • Open the downloaded AthenaBot.zip file and copy the contained AthenaBot.ex5 file (located in the MetaTrader5 folder)

    Copy AthenaBot.ex5 file

  • Return to the MQL5 Experts folder (see step 2. above) and paste the file into that folder

    Paste AthenaBot.ex5 file

  • Once completed you will see the AthenaBot.ex5 file inside the Experts folder

    AthenaBot.ex5 file inside Experts folder

tip

Make sure you extract the AthenaBot.ex5 file before copying it to the "Experts" folder.

Do not copy the AthenaBot.zip file!

4. Refresh MT5 experts list​

  • To verify we have correctly installed the Athena EA, return to your MT5 platform and locate the "Navigator" window

    Navigator window

  • Now right click on the "Expert Advisors" entry and select "Refresh"

    Refresh Expert Advisors

  • You should now see AthenaBot in the list of available Expert Advisors

    Athena Expert Advisors

Setup completed

Congratulations 🎉
You have completed the setup and are now ready to configure your Athena bot to start trading.