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Running an EA on a VPS keeps it online without depending on a home computer. But a VPS adds its own risks, and a short checklist before going live can prevent problems.

Check latency to the broker's server, ideally from the VPS itself. Check that the platform restarts automatically after a VPS reboot and that the EA reattaches with correct settings. Check time zone settings, since some EAs depend on local time.

Monitor resources: memory and CPU usage, especially when running several terminals. A VPS with too little memory can freeze the platform during busy periods.

Set up a way to be notified if the platform disconnects, such as push notifications from the terminal or a simple heartbeat script.

Finally, secure access with strong passwords and two-factor authentication where possible, and do not store credentials in plain text files on the VPS.

A week of running on demo through the VPS before going live catches most configuration issues.

What would you add to this checklist?

Hi,

this is usefull topic, thank you for that.

From my point of view i prefer use cloud instances, my favorite are Google cloud and Amazon cloud.

Advantages of cloud hosting service is, that you can choose instance with good optic connection near broker datacenter, so you ping is very low.
You can monitor whatever you want and its stable.

I remember testing several times other than cloud providers and i had issue with security and stability.

Plus i would recommend in first week after your first deploy to monitor as much as possible, because it can happend really offen, that small mistakes or errors could lead on real account into big loss.