MT5 VPS Setup for Expert Advisors: Run Your Bot 24/5 Without Keeping Your PC On

An expert advisor only trades while MetaTrader 5 is open and connected. Load-shedding, a sleeping laptop or a dropped mobile hotspot at 2 a.m. means missed closes on an open basket — the worst possible moment for a grid. A VPS (a small Windows server that runs 24/7) fixes this for the price of a few coffees a month.

What to look for

• Location: as close to your broker’s trade server as possible. Exness, IC Markets and most brokers used in Pakistan sit in London or Amsterdam — a London VPS gives 1–5 ms latency. A Karachi PC gives 150+ ms and frequent disconnects.
• Specs: 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM runs 2–3 MT5 terminals with our EAs comfortably. Only add RAM if you run many charts with heavy indicators.
• Windows Server (MT5 is a Windows program). Linux VPS with Wine works but is not worth the hassle for beginners.
• Budget: $5–$12/month. Many brokers give a free VPS above a certain balance or lot volume — ask.

10-minute setup

1. Order the VPS, receive an IP, username and password.
2. On your PC open Remote Desktop Connection (type mstsc), enter the IP, log in.
3. Inside the VPS, download MT5 from your broker’s site and install it. Log in to your trading account.
4. Copy your .ex5 into File → Open Data Folder → MQL5 → Experts, refresh Navigator.
5. Attach the EA to the correct chart, paste your license key, enable Algo Trading. Check the smiley face.
6. Close Remote Desktop (do not log off the Windows session — just close the window). MT5 keeps running.

Licenses and VPS

House of Chento keys are bound to your MT5 account number, not to a machine. The same key you generated on your order page works on your PC and on the VPS at the same time — no re-activation, no extra cost. If you change accounts, generate a new key from the order page.

Keep it healthy

• Disable Windows automatic restarts (Settings → Update → Active hours), or set them for the weekend when markets are closed.
• Once a week log in, check the Experts tab for warnings and update MT5 if prompted — only on a weekend.
• Run a phone MT5 app logged into the same account so you can see positions and close everything manually in an emergency.

Any of our MT5 systems — Gridder V2, Chento King, Gold Crush, RTX Chippercore V2 — is designed to run unattended on a VPS with the protection modules on. More setup detail in the install guide.