How to connect the cTrader platform to an IB instance
It’s assumed that a connection to cTrader has already been configured in the B2Core Back Office by the admin who is assigned the permissions to manage external connections and platforms.
To configure a cTrader connection to an IB instance, do the following:
Navigate to Introducing Brokers > Platforms > Platforms.
Click Create and fill in the following fields:
Provider — select cTrader from the dropdown.
Platform — select cTrader from the dropdown.
Name — specify the platform name.
Click Save to apply the changes.
Click the Edit button located in the row of the newly created cTrader platform.
The Preferences tab displays the cTrader configuration settings specified when a connection to this platform was set up in the B2Core Back Office.
Switch to the Drivers tab and click Create.
Configure a connection to a synchronizer database. This is a MySQL database that stores the data collected from the cTrader platform.
To establish the connection, fill in the following fields:
Provider — select PDO from the dropdown.
Name — specify the name of a synchronizer database.
Server — specify the address of a synchronizer database.
Login — enter the username for connecting to a synchronizer database.
Password — enter the password for connecting to a synchronizer database.
Version — specify the version of a synchronizer connection driver. The currently supported version is
3.
Click Save to connect the cTrader platform to an IB instance.