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All BF Bot Manager guides on BotBlog — step-by-step setup, strategy configuration, simulation mode, BSP bets, and automation tutorials for Betfair traders.

Export & Import BFBM Strategies (XML Backup Guide)
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Export & Import BFBM Strategies (XML Backup Guide)

Export & Import BF Bot Manager Strategies (XML) Hours spent tuning After Bet Rules, staking, and Auto Load should not live on one hard drive. BF Bot Manager lets you export strategies to XML and re-import after a reinstall, VPS migration, or version upgrade. Quick answer: Bots/Strategies → select strategy → Export → save XML locally. To restore: Import, re-check staking and Safety Rules, run Simulation. Build strategies in BFBM free trial. ...

11 June 2026 · 2 min · BotBlog
BFBM Import Tips: CSV, Betaminic & Proform Picks
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BFBM Import Tips: CSV, Betaminic & Proform Picks

BF Bot Manager Import Tips — Automate Tipster Picks You do not need a tipster to use BF Bot Manager. Most BotBlog readers automate their own rules via Auto Load and Ask Bob backtest selections. Import tips is for when you already pay for selections — Proform systems, Betaminic strategies, Predictology, or a CSV from your own spreadsheet. Quick answer: Bots/Strategies → Manage Tips — add your CSV, URL or Proform feed, enable Tips auto loading, then Auto Load markets for those events. Use the example Bet on all imported tips strategy with Safety Rules. Free 7-day trial. ...

11 June 2026 · 2 min · BotBlog
BFBM Safety Rules: Daily Limits & Pause After Losses
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BFBM Safety Rules: Daily Limits & Pause After Losses

BF Bot Manager Safety Rules — Session Protection New BFBM users search for “stop loss” and configure the wrong tab. After Bet Rules close a position (see our hedge guide and stop-loss guide). Safety Rules protect the strategy or account from continuing when something is wrong. Quick answer: Add Safety Rules on every live strategy — max daily loss, pause after 3–5 consecutive losses, optional max bets per day. Set global limits in BFBM Settings too. Test in Simulation first. ...

11 June 2026 · 2 min · BotBlog
Run BFBM on a VPS: 24/7 Setup for UK Betfair Traders
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Run BFBM on a VPS: 24/7 Setup for UK Betfair Traders

Run BF Bot Manager on a VPS — 24/7 Betfair Automation BF Bot Manager is built for unattended operation: Auto Load markets, fire strategies before kick-off, manage hedges in-play. That breaks when your home PC sleeps, Windows updates, or Wi‑Fi drops. Quick answer: Rent a UK Windows VPS, install BFBM via RDP, configure Auto Load and strategies, disconnect — the bot keeps running. London datacentres give the lowest latency to Betfair. Start with a 7-day BFBM trial on your PC, then migrate. ...

11 June 2026 · 3 min · BotBlog
BFBM Auto Load: Load Markets Automatically (2026
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BFBM Auto Load: Load Markets Automatically (2026

BF Bot Manager Auto Load — Why Your Bot Is Not Betting BF Bot Manager only places bets on markets in the Markets grid. If that grid is empty, your strategy can be perfect and still do nothing. Auto Load (and Smart Auto Load) solves that by pulling in events that match your filters — horse racing before the off, football Match Odds two hours before kick-off, or markets for imported tipster selections. ...

11 June 2026 · 3 min · BotBlog
BFBM Staking Plans Explained: Level, Kelly & Recovery
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BFBM Staking Plans Explained: Level, Kelly & Recovery

Staking Is Where Automation Gets Dangerous You can have perfect entry and hedge rules and still blow your bank if staking is wrong. BF Bot Manager ships with 25+ staking plans — level stake, percentage of bank, Kelly, Fibonacci-style sequences, loss recovery, dutching and the Odds Staking Ladder (Whitaker method). Competitors like Betaminic mention staking in passing; there is little independent UK content that explains which plan to use when. ...

11 June 2026 · 4 min · BotBlog
BFBM After Bet Rules: Hedge, Green-Up & Trade Out
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BFBM After Bet Rules: Hedge, Green-Up & Trade Out

Why After Bet Rules Trip Up So Many Traders If you browse the BF Bot Manager forum, the same question appears again and again: “My first bet matched — why didn’t the hedge fire?” Entry rules are intuitive. After Bet Rules — hedge, trade out, cancel unmatched — are where automation actually makes or loses money. This guide explains how BF Bot Manager processes exits after your opening bet, with worked examples for Lay the Draw, scalping and time-based stop-losses. It complements our stop-loss guide and LTD automation walkthrough. ...

11 June 2026 · 5 min · BotBlog
BF Bot Manager Tennis In-Play Automation (2026)
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BF Bot Manager Tennis In-Play Automation (2026)

Quick answer: Load in-play tennis Match Odds in BF Bot Manager, define score-based entry rules (e.g. back the underdog after losing the first set), attach After Bet Rules for green-up and stop-loss, and run in Simulation mode for at least one full match day before switching to Real. Why Automate Tennis In-Play on Betfair? Tennis is one of the most score-driven sports on the exchange. A break of serve, a tie-break swing or a medical timeout can move Match Odds within seconds. Manual traders who scalp these moves need fast ladders, live scores and iron discipline. A bot does not hesitate when the price spikes — it either fires your rule or it does not. ...

10 June 2026 · 8 min · BotBlog
BF Bot Manager Greyhounds: Lay Trap 1 Automation
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BF Bot Manager Greyhounds: Lay Trap 1 Automation

Quick answer: Load UK greyhound Win markets 5–30 minutes before the off, lay Trap 1 when lay price sits in your band, use unsettled markets if applying recovery staking, and exit via green-up, tick stop or time rule before the off. Start from the built-in Lay Trap 1 with recovery example in BF Bot Manager — Simulation only until you trust the behaviour. Why Automate Greyhounds on Betfair? UK greyhound racing runs throughout the day with short gaps between races. Each Win market follows a familiar rhythm: prices form in the build-up, steam and drift appear as money arrives, then liquidity collapses in the final seconds before the traps open. That repetition suits rules-based automation — if you respect thin liquidity on smaller tracks. ...

10 June 2026 · 8 min · BotBlog
BFBM Troubleshooting: Why Your Bot Is Not Betting
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BFBM Troubleshooting: Why Your Bot Is Not Betting

Quick answer: Work top-down — (1) markets loaded? (2) Strategy Reports showing green entry rules? (3) strategy assigned and not paused? (4) balance and stake valid in Real mode? (5) only one API session? Most “broken” bots are waiting correctly because entry conditions never matched. Troubleshooting Checklist (In Order) When BF Bot Manager loads but never bets, work through these steps before changing your strategy logic. Jumping straight to rule edits often hides a simpler infrastructure problem. ...

10 June 2026 · 4 min · BotBlog