Long awaited update : finally we have a release candidate (RC1) ready for open testing.
Download 0.4.1-RC1● Source ● Changelog ● Issue Tracker
The bot currently connects to the ALP server, submit requests and reads stats. There are two one open instances of ALP v2 that can be used for testing purposes @ http://alp.mj2p.co.uk:80/ .and http://alp-server.herokuapp.com:80. The first is the stable version, the second is the testing version and will always have the latest test code on it. (more on this 
@woolly_sammoth )
##Open testing phase
During 10 days I will be accepting bug reports and fix critical issues. Please report directly in this post : only severe bugs will be taken into account, not small fixes or feature requests.
Configuration should be quite straightforward for users that already know how to use the bot (otherwise 
readup the updated tutorial : SETUP.md) .
Download the RC, and create your config starting from one pre-esisting example in config/ , for instance sample-options-pool.json :
{
"exchangename":"poloniex",
"apikey": "xxx", //For testing purposes please use an account with little funds in it.
"apisecret": "xxx",
"pair":"nbt_btc",
"dualside": true,
"bookSellwall": 1000.0, //Tier1 funds size in USD
"bookSellOffset": 0.01, //offset from 1$, in USD - wide for testing
"bookBuywall": 1000.0,
"bookBuyOffset": 0.01,
"poolModeActive" : true,
"poolURI" : "http://alp.mj2p.co.uk:80",
"poolPayoutAddress" : "<NBTaddress>" //Your payout address
}
and run with
java -jar NuBot.jar -server -skipCredentials
Also notifying the HR department with a tag 
@masterOfDisaster, @woolly_sammoth @erasmospunk
and now, question time :
FAQ : Why on earth did you take so long to complete it? It was almost-ready at the end of December!
Many factor : In short, 2016 came with surprises both personally and professionally that prevented me from being able to work on the bot continuously for long hours. The fragmented hours (sometimes minutes) didn’t allowed me to properly get into NuBot and nail down the somehow odd and tricky issues. Other excuses I can bring to it : I also needed to interact with components out of my control. Then a bit of frustration and burn out made the rest. My apologies to all members of the community for the delay. Almost unacceptable.
PS: I used all the hours allocated for the grant.
But here is the software, ready for testing. 
Lets get this officially out there!
