For non-technical users (forex traders, hackathon judges, anyone curious)
and as a NotebookLM source for an audio overview.
Covers, in 12 sections with zero jargon:
1. What open source is (recipe-on-the-wall analogy, MIT license explained)
2. What GitHub is (shared filing cabinet)
3. What a repository is
4. What cloning means (photocopy analogy)
5. Installing prerequisites (Git, Python, MT5)
6. Cloning APEX two ways: ZIP download or `git clone` (with `git pull`
for future updates)
7. Setting up after cloning: pip install, config.yaml, API key, MT5 paths
8. Running APEX in demo mode and real mode
9. When things go wrong (8 common errors + fixes)
10. Updating to the latest version
11. Glossary of every technical term used
12. What to do next
Two formats:
- docs/GETTING_STARTED.md — renders on GitHub, searchable, easy to update
- docs/GETTING_STARTED.pdf — 8 pages, ready for NotebookLM ingest
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