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[Sergey Golubev]

Johan Olwage:

Hi Sergey,

             I see that you have mentioned in your post that dll is not allowed on VPS. What does one do with EA's that contain dll? 

             Regards,

Select the other VPS (external one).
Because, if EA is using dll (trying to call dll) so this EA will not be migrated to MQL5 VPS for MT4/MT5.
This limitation is mentioned on the VPS rules here.

[Paul]

Hi all! I know this is an old thread, but just want to ask a question about MQL5 VPS server time. I've just checked the log date/time stamp and it is still GMT+2 time.

Are the MQL5 VPS servers not updated to US DST?  If so, will this affect EA operations, if they only operate in a specific trading window? Or does the customized version of MT4 that runs on MQL5 VPS still follow the broker's trading server time?

[Sergey Golubev]

Paul:

Hi all! I know this is an old thread, but just want to ask a question about MQL5 VPS server time. I've just checked the log date/time stamp and it is still GMT+2 time.

Are the MQL5 VPS servers not updated to US DST?  If so, will this affect EA operations, if they only operate in a specific trading window? Or does the customized version of MT4 that runs on MQL5 VPS still follow the broker's trading server time?

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vps not working

Sergey Golubev, 2018.11.24 18:01

VPS is the copy of your Metatrader in the cloud.
To make this copy of your Metatrader in cloud so you need to open chart (or charts) and attach your EA to the chart (or to the charts) to ready to trade.
After that - you make the migration: you are synchronizing your Metatrader with open charts with EA attached to the charts - with the copy of your Metatrader in the cloud.

Once you synchronized (once you sent everything to VPS) so you can close your pc (in you want): your EA will work on VPS (means: your EA will work on the copy of your Metatrader in cloud).

And all those actions (with possibe errors) are written in your VPS log files (you can check it inside your home Metatrader).

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To make it shorter:

• Your MQL5 VPS = your "2nd Metatrader in cloud". I mean: there is the cloud (somewhere). And there is "your second Metatrader" there ... this "second Metatrader in cloud" is empty ... you will need to provide migration/synchronize.
• Migration = sending your EAs/indicators/open charts from your home Metatrader to MQL5 VPS (to "your Metatrader in cloud").
• You can synchronize the settings/open charts/EAs/settings of your EAs/changing the settings of your EA/opened charts - from your home Metatrader with MQL5 VPS (with "your Metatrader in cloud"). You can synchronize many time (as many as you want).
  
• Only open chart(s) with attached EA(s) can be migrated (can be synchronized) from your home Metatrader to MQL5 VPS (to "your Metatrader in cloud").
• Your EA(s) will work on MQL5 VPS (on "your 2nd Metatrader in cloud"), and you can close your home Metatrader, or use your home Metatrader with the other trading account, or any.
• Autotrading is always On in MQL5 VPS ("your second Metatrader in cloud" is having autotrading to be always ON irrespective of the settings of your home Metatrader).
• (limitation) Your EA will not work on MQL5 VPS (on "your 2nd Metatrader in cloud") if EA is using dll irrespective off -  you allowed dll or not in your home Metatrader (irrespective of the settings of your home Metatrader). It is necessary to see the code or to be a coder to know: your EA is using/calling dll or not).
• (limitation) It must be 64-bit client terminal (MT5) to use virtual hosting - means: your home Metatrader 5 should be 64-bit.
  MT4 does not have this limitation (because MT4 is always on 32-bit).

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[Paul]

Sergey Golubev:

Hi Sergey,

Thanks for posting the information. I am quite familiar with how the MQL5 VPS works, as I have used the service for some time.

I'm just curious what system time the ""2nd Metatrader in cloud" (as you describe it) uses. Does it utilize the time from the virtual server (which for NY VPS is apparently not set to US DST looking at the log timestamp), or from the broker's MT4 server time (just like the local version)?

Regards,

Paul

[Sergey Golubev]

Paul:

Hi Sergey,

Thanks for posting the information. I am quite familiar with how the MQL5 VPS works, as I have used the service for some time.

I'm just curious what system time the ""2nd Metatrader in cloud" (as you describe it) uses. Does it utilize the time from the virtual server (which for NY VPS is apparently not set to US DST looking at the log timestamp), or from the broker's MT4 server time (just like the local version)?

Regards,

Paul

System time is your Metatrader's time (it is broker's server time).
I mean - when you login to your demo or real account so your Metatrader time become the broker's server time (same for VPS).

[Soewono Effendi]

brusm3:

i bought a vps inside mt4 from mql5.

The amount was drawn from my account  but the confirmation page about payment was struggle.

How can i see the status of the vps?

You better keep an eye on your trades.
This just happened to me :(

https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/312351

[BABOR]

Hi my name is Frankson

I purchased a vps from my MT4 Platform but I couldn't access or have a means to migrate my chart to the vps. please I need a guaidance on how to access the vps and also migrate my chart to it

[Sergey Golubev]

BABOR:

Hi my name is Frankson

I purchased a vps from my MT4 Platform but I couldn't access or have a means to migrate my chart to the vps. please I need a guaidance on how to access the vps and also migrate my chart to it

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