diff --git a/build_helpers/extract_json_schema.py b/build_helpers/extract_json_schema.py
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+++ b/build_helpers/extract_json_schema.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+import rapidjson
+
+from freqtrade.configuration.config_schema import CONF_SCHEMA
+
+
+schema_filename = Path(Path(__file__).parent.parent / "schema.json")
+with schema_filename.open("w") as f:
+    rapidjson.dump(CONF_SCHEMA, f, indent=2)