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Cloud Notes setup — point Bookmap at the addon, levels appear.

VPOC Migration Pro feeds its levels to Bookmap via a built-in HTTP server. You point Bookmap's Cloud Notes at the addon's URL, wait one minute for the first poll, and every level renders on the chart. Here's the full setup, plus what to do when notes go blank.

The addon serves CSV, Cloud Notes reads it

VPOC Migration Pro runs a tiny HTTP server inside Bookmap. It serves the current level state — VPOC, DVPOC, Naked levels, Tested levels — as a CSV file at a local URL. Default address is 127.0.0.1:8001/vpoc_levels.csv.

Bookmap's Cloud Notes feature is built to read external CSV files and render their contents as chart annotations with horizontal lines. So the addon publishes, Cloud Notes consumes, and the levels appear automatically without any external software or middleware.

The server only listens on 127.0.0.1 (localhost). No network traffic leaves your machine. No accounts, no API keys, no cloud sync — despite the name 'Cloud Notes' being slightly misleading here.

Four steps from install to chart

Assuming the addon is installed and attached to a chart:

  • Open Cloud Notes settings in Bookmap. Go to Settings → Cloud Notes, or click the Cloud Notes icon in the toolbar.
  • Add a new note source. Click Add and paste in the URL: http://127.0.0.1:8001/vpoc_levels.csv. The exact URL is also displayed inside the addon's Cloud Notes Server settings panel in cyan — copy it from there to be safe.
  • Save and close. Bookmap will start polling the URL on its own.
  • Wait up to 60 seconds. Cloud Notes polls every 60 seconds — a Bookmap platform limitation, not something the addon controls. Within a minute of saving, the levels appear on your chart with labels, colors, and horizontal lines as configured.

That's the entire setup. Once it's connected, the link persists across restarts. You won't need to touch it again unless you change the addon's port.

Why levels update once a minute, not in real time

The 60-second poll is a Bookmap-side constraint. The Cloud Notes feature checks each configured URL on a fixed interval that the addon can't change. Internally, VPOC Migration Pro recalculates the VPOC on every trade — its data is always current. But the visual update on the chart only refreshes when Cloud Notes asks for the latest CSV.

In practice this is fine. The VPOC doesn't migrate every second — significant shifts happen on the order of minutes, not seconds. The minute lag is the difference between 'the VPOC shifted at 10:15:42' and 'the chart shows the shift at 10:16:00.' If you need real-time visual feedback inside that window, watch the addon's settings panel — it shows the current level state instantly.

Voice and sound alerts do fire in real time — they don't depend on the Cloud Notes poll. So you'll hear the shift the moment it happens, even if the chart visual takes another 30 seconds to catch up.

What to check when notes don't appear

No levels showing after a minute or two? Walk through this list:

  • Is the addon actually running? Check the Strategies panel on the chart — VPOC Migration Pro should show a green status dot. If it's not attached, the HTTP server isn't running.
  • Does the Cloud Notes URL match exactly? Open the addon's Cloud Notes Server settings panel and check the URL displayed in cyan. Copy-paste it directly — don't retype. A typo in the path (vpoc_levels.csv is case-sensitive) silently fails.
  • Port conflict? If another application is already bound to port 8001, the addon's HTTP server can't start. Change the port in the addon settings (try 8011 or 8021) and update the Cloud Notes URL to match.
  • Wait the full 60 seconds. If you just saved, Cloud Notes won't poll again until its interval ticks over. Sometimes that means waiting up to a minute for the first appearance.
  • Levels all hidden? Check the Show toggle for each level type in the addon's Level Appearance settings. If you've disabled all four, nothing appears.
  • Cloud Notes not enabled at all? Verify Cloud Notes itself is turned on in Bookmap's settings, separate from any addon configuration.

VPOC Migration Pro tracks all of this automatically — tick-by-tick VPOC, Developing VPOC detection, Naked/Tested classification, and migration direction arrows — and streams the levels directly to Bookmap Cloud Notes.

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Common questions

Can I change the polling interval to less than 60 seconds?

No. The 60-second minimum is enforced by Bookmap's Cloud Notes feature, not by the addon. Any URL configured in Cloud Notes polls at that interval. Internal VPOC recalculation and voice alerts run in real time independent of Cloud Notes.

Do I need to allow firewall access for the addon?

Usually no, because the HTTP server binds only to 127.0.0.1 (localhost) — traffic never leaves your machine. If Windows Firewall prompts on first run, allow Bookmap on private networks. Don't expose the port to the public internet — there's no authentication on it.

Can I run other addons on Cloud Notes at the same time?

Yes. Add each addon's URL as a separate Cloud Notes source. The SDES HVN Marker defaults to port 8002, LVN Marker to 8003 — no conflicts with VPOC on 8001. All three render on the same chart simultaneously when configured that way.

Will the levels persist if I restart Bookmap?

The Cloud Notes URL configuration persists. The level state itself rebuilds when the addon reloads — historical bars from the current session are backfilled at startup, so the VPOC and Naked/Tested classifications are reconstructed automatically. You don't lose your reference levels by restarting.

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