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How to Activate Your Product License

Follow this step-by-step guide and video walkthrough to license your Indicator Warehouse software in NinjaTrader 8.

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Video Walkthrough

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Video file hosted at /public/videos/activate-license.mp4

Step-by-Step Instructions

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Open your "Documents" folder

Navigate to your local Documents folder on your computer (e.g. C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents).

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Create the text file: IW_License.txt

IW_License.txt

Create a new text file named IW_License.txt inside your Documents folder. The file must contain your Indicator Warehouse membership site email address.

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Log into Indicator Warehouse

Log into the www.IndicatorWarehouse.com customer portal with your account credentials.

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Copy your NinjaTrader Machine ID

Open NinjaTrader 8, click Help -> About, and copy your 32-character Machine ID.

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Paste Machine ID into your product field

On your Indicator Warehouse dashboard, paste your Machine ID into the NinjaTrader Machine ID field next to your licensed product and click "Save ID".

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Download the product zip file

Click the "Download Assets" link for your product on the dashboard to download the zip file.

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Import the product zip into NinjaTrader

In NinjaTrader 8, go to Tools -> Import -> NinjaScript Add-On... and select your downloaded zip file.

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Restart NinjaTrader

Close and restart NinjaTrader 8 for the license activation and indicators to take effect.

Need Additional Assistance?

If you have any questions or need help setting up your license file, our support team is ready to help.

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