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How to Generate a Signed NinjaTrader Machine ID

Every FlowBots license is tied to the signed NinjaTrader Machine ID of the computer where you run NinjaTrader 8. You generate it once, in NinjaTrader’s 3rd Party Licensing window, and paste it at checkout.

  • One per computer: a license for two machines needs a signed Machine ID from each computer.
  • Signed only: checkout accepts only a signed Machine ID, which ends with a dash and your User defined ID.
  • Generated by NinjaTrader: NinjaTrader registers it with the FlowBots vendor on its own license server.
  • Changeable later: new computer or a changed Machine ID? Update it yourself in your FlowBots account, at no charge.

How it works

NinjaTrader creates a Machine ID from the computer’s hardware and software. When you submit the vendor name FlowBots and a User defined ID in the 3rd Party Licensing window, NinjaTrader links that Machine ID and your User defined ID to FlowBots on the NinjaTrader license server and shows you the signed Machine ID: the Machine ID, a dash, then your User defined ID.

  • Signed (accepted): AAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCCCAA-JohnSmith
  • Unsigned (not accepted): AAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCCCAA

How to set it up

  1. Open NinjaTrader 8 on the computer you want to license. In the Control Center, click Help > 3rd Party Licensing…
  2. In Vendor name, enter FlowBots, with a capital F and a capital B.
  3. In User defined ID, enter a name that identifies you or this computer, using letters and digits only, for example JohnSmith or JohnLaptop. NinjaTrader does not accept spaces or other characters here.
  4. Click Submit just once.
  5. Copy the signed Machine ID that NinjaTrader shows, then close the 3rd Party Licensing window. NinjaTrader suggests emailing it to the vendor: you do not need to, pasting it at checkout is enough.
  6. At checkout, paste it in the Signed NinjaTrader® Machine ID 1 field. For a two-machine license, repeat steps 1 to 5 on the second computer and paste its signed Machine ID in Signed NinjaTrader® Machine ID 2.

Good to know

  • Change it after purchase: log in and open the NinjaTrader® Machine IDs page of your account. After a change, the page shows how long you must wait before changing it again. Restart NinjaTrader after the change.
  • Reuse the signed ID you have: if a FlowBots notification in NinjaTrader already shows a Machine ID signed with your User defined ID, use that one. Generate a new one only when it is not signed.
  • Why it can change: a new computer, new hardware, a BIOS or UEFI update, a new NinjaTrader installation and, rarely, a Windows update can give the computer a new Machine ID. If a valid license suddenly shows an invalid license notification when NinjaTrader starts, update your Machine ID.
  • Replikanto internet copying: copying trades over the internet with Replikanto needs a signed Machine ID on each computer involved.

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Questions? Browse the FlowBots Knowledge Center or contact us.