Author: Rin Le (<rinle.it [a] gmail.com>)
Reference: QuickFIX Configuration Guide

1. Requirements
2. Setup
3. Running the Project
   • Using Docker
   • Running via Terminal

• Python 3.x
• QuickFIX Engine 1.15.1

Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

1. Create a .env file in the same directory as the docker-compose.yml file, for example:

   APP_PORT=3000
   WORKING_DIR=/app

2. Build and run with Docker Compose:

   docker-compose up --build

3. If you want to provide input directly from the keyboard (interactive mode), use docker exec to open a shell inside the running container. For example:

   docker exec -it <container_name> bash

   Replace <container_name> with the actual name or ID of your running container.

⚠️ Important: Start the server first, then start the client.
This is required for QuickFIX to establish a valid FIX protocol connection.
Make sure to edit client.cfg and server.cfg beforehand.

Create Sessions folder for both initiator and acceptor

rm -fr ./Sessions && mkdir -p ./Sessions && chmod 755 ./Sessions

cd ./acceptor
python server.py server.cfg

cd ./initiator
python client.py client.cfg

✅ You are now ready to test the FIX connection between the Client and Server.