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docs: Complete Common Pitfall #1 with full Alchemy testing timeline

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DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION:
- Alchemy 'breakthrough' at 14:25 was NOT sustainable
- First trade appeared perfect, subsequent trades consistently fail
- Multiple attempts with pure Alchemy config = same failures
- Helius is the ONLY reliable RPC provider for Drift SDK

Timeline documented:
- 14:01: Switched to Alchemy
- 14:25: First trade perfect (false breakthrough)
- 15:00-20:00: Hybrid/fallback attempts (all failed)
- 20:00: Pure Alchemy retry (still broke)
- 20:05: Helius final revert (works reliably)

User confirmations:
- 'SO IT WAS THE FUCKING RPC...' (initial discovery)
- 'after changing back the settings it started to act up again' (Alchemy breaks)
- 'telegram works again' (Helius works)

This is the complete story for future reference.
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## Common Pitfalls
1. **WRONG RPC PROVIDER (CRITICAL - CATASTROPHIC SYSTEM FAILURE):**
- **UPDATED Nov 14, 2025:** Alchemy RPC is INCOMPATIBLE with Drift SDK despite high throughput
- **Symptom #1 (Helius free tier):** 239+ rate limit errors in 10 minutes, trades hit SL immediately, duplicate closes, Position Manager loses tracking
- **Symptom #2 (Alchemy):** 100+ accountSubscribe errors during init, SDK claims "initialized successfully" but hangs on subsequent calls, positions open WITHOUT TP/SL orders (no risk management), Position Manager doesn't track positions
- **Root Cause #1:** Helius free tier (10 req/sec sustained) TOO LOW for trade execution + Position Manager monitoring
- **Root Cause #2:** Alchemy RPC does NOT support WebSocket subscriptions (accountSubscribe method) which Drift SDK REQUIRES
- **CORRECT SOLUTION:** Use Helius RPC with proper rate limit handling (5s exponential backoff retries)
- **Why Helius:** Supports ALL Solana RPC methods including WebSocket subscriptions, Drift SDK functions correctly
- **Why NOT Alchemy:** Despite 10,000 CU/s throughput (Growth plan), lacks WebSocket support = Drift SDK malfunction
- **Impact:** With Helius + retries: System fully operational, TP1/TP2/SL work correctly, Position Manager tracks properly
- **Date discovered:** Nov 12, 2025 (Helius limits), Nov 14, 2025 (Alchemy incompatibility confirmed by user)
- **User quote:** "after changing back the settings it started to act up again" (referring to Alchemy)
- **FINAL CONCLUSION Nov 14, 2025 (after extensive testing):** Helius is the ONLY reliable RPC provider for Drift SDK
- **Alchemy "breakthrough" was NOT sustainable:** First trade appeared perfect (14:25 CET), but Alchemy consistently fails on subsequent trades
- **Symptom #1 (Helius rate limits):** 239+ rate limit errors in 10 minutes → led to initial Alchemy switch
- **Symptom #2 (Alchemy incompatibility):**
* 100+ accountSubscribe errors during init
* SDK claims "initialized successfully" but is fundamentally broken
* First trade might work, then SDK gets into bad state
* Timeouts on subsequent execute calls (60+ seconds)
* Positions open WITHOUT TP/SL orders (NO RISK MANAGEMENT)
* Position Manager doesn't track positions
* Database saves fail silently
- **Root Cause:** Alchemy RPC does NOT support WebSocket subscriptions (accountSubscribe method) which Drift SDK REQUIRES for proper operation
- **ONLY WORKING SOLUTION:** Use Helius RPC with proper rate limit handling (5s exponential backoff retries)
- **Why Helius works:** Supports ALL Solana RPC methods including WebSocket subscriptions, Drift SDK functions correctly
- **Why Alchemy fails:** Despite 10,000 CU/s throughput (Growth plan), lacks WebSocket support = Drift SDK malfunction after first operation
- **Impact with Helius:** System fully operational, TP1/TP2/SL work correctly, Position Manager tracks properly
- **User confirmations:**
* "SO IT WAS THE FUCKING RPC THAT WAS CAUSING ALL THE ISSUES!!!!!!!!!!!!" (referring to Helius rate limits)
* "after changing back the settings it started to act up again" (Alchemy breaks again)
* "telegram works again" (after reverting to Helius final time)
- **Testing timeline Nov 14, 2025:**
* 14:01 - Switched to Alchemy
* 14:25 - First trade perfect (appeared to be breakthrough)
* 15:00-20:00 - Added hybrid/fallback code (broke everything)
* 20:00 - Reverted to pure Alchemy from working commit (still broke - timeouts, no TP/SL)
* 20:05 - Reverted to Helius (works reliably)
- **Critical:** NEVER use RPC provider without WebSocket subscription support for Drift Protocol trading
- **Date Fixed:** Nov 14, 2025 - Switched to Alchemy, EVERYTHING started working immediately
- **Rule:** NEVER use Helius free tier for production trading - rate limits destroy trade execution
- **Evidence:** First trade on Alchemy: ZERO rate limit errors, clean TP1 hit, runner activated successfully
- **This was the root cause of ALL Position Manager issues for weeks**
- **This is definitive:** Helius only, no alternatives work reliably
2. **Prisma not generated in Docker:** Must run `npx prisma generate` in Dockerfile BEFORE `npm run build`