Migration of vibe-trading from macmini intel to macmini M-chip

[BC8]

Hi....
After some sorting out with you guys i have been running HKUDS vibe-trading successfully on a intel base Macmini
the install was....
pip install -U "vibe-trading-ai[telegram]"

would the install for on a M-chip macmini be.....like normal
pip install "vibe-trading-ai[telegram]"

if the above is correct... do i copy ~/.vibe-trading folder from the intel macmini to the M-chip macmini??

Regards

BC8

[warren618]

Hi BC8 — sorry this migration question was missed.

Yes, the same package is used on Apple Silicon: python -m pip install -U "vibe-trading-ai[telegram]". Install it into a fresh virtual environment created with a native ARM64 Python (Python 3.11 or newer). Do not copy the Intel Python installation or its virtual environment. For the simplest migration, first install the same Vibe-Trading version as the old Mac (python -m pip show vibe-trading-ai shows it), then upgrade separately once the copied state works.

You can transfer the runtime data directory:

1. Stop Vibe-Trading and its Telegram process on the Intel Mac, and make a backup.
2. Copy the complete ~/.vibe-trading directory to the new Mac, including hidden files. If you set VIBE_TRADING_HOME, copy that configured runtime directory instead. Back up any existing destination before replacing it.
3. Check configuration paths that contain the old Mac's username or absolute file locations. Old artifact links can retain those paths.
4. Reconfigure credentials that were stored outside the copied directory. Check shell environment variables and .env files too: ~/.vibe-trading/.env can still be used when the runtime root is overridden, and a source checkout may use agent/.env. Copying the runtime folder does not copy macOS Keychain credentials. Re-authenticate providers/connectors where necessary.
5. Start only the new Mac's Telegram instance, check that the old chats are visible, and send one test message. Keep the Intel instance stopped while using the same bot token.

The session files and databases are application data, not Intel binaries. I checked the current storage and credential paths, but have not performed a migration of your particular installation. If it fails, please share the Vibe-Trading/Python versions and the redacted error, not the data directory or credentials.