How does the VPS work?
So I was using a random VPS to have my mt5 running but I no longer can pay it because of the payment options available, so I decided to buy MQL5's VPS, as far as I know it doesn't work like a normal VPS(that you can log into it), but I have no idea if it is working or not. As of right now I still have my MT5 opened on the other VPS, but that will only last a few more days. When I log on MT5 I see both the Signal I'm following and the VPS but when I click on the vps in "Environment:" and on the signal I'm following it says "Realtime copying: disabled" and "Signal server: disconnected".
I have already migrated and selected the all option, so what am I missing here? how do I know for fact that I can turn off my MT5 and other VPS and not miss out on some juicy opportunities ?
Thank you.
SYNCHRONIZATION OF SIGNAL SUBSCRIPTION
1. When you are subscribed to a signal, you should check frequently that your signal subscription is active and you are copying the trades perfectly. Please go to your MT4 Navigator window and right click on the VPS number, under your account. Click on the >> Journals, option.
2. On the Journals log file that opens, you should locate a: signal enabled, message along with details of your signal subscription, like the copying ratio etc.
3. If you see a: signal disabled, message then something is wrong, you should go over your MT4 or MT5 >> Tools >> Options >> Signals, tab settings again and then re-synchronize with your MQL5 VPS.
4. You should check for this: signal enabled, message regularly (once a day I would say), in order to ensure that you are copying the signal perfectly.
WARNING: After you finished with the synchronization of the signal subscription to the MQL5 VPS, you don’t need to tick the: Enable realtime signal subscription, option again in your local computer’s MT4/5 platform, because that way you will copy the signal twice and this is extremely dangerous !!!
WARNING: After you finished with the synchronization of the signal subscription to the MQL5 VPS, you don’t need to tick the: Enable realtime signal subscription, option again in your local computer’s MT4/5 platform, because that way you will copy the signal twice and this is extremely dangerous !!!
WARNING: After you finished with the synchronization of the signal subscription to the MQL5 VPS, you don’t need to tick the: Enable realtime signal subscription, option again in your local computer’s MT4/5 platform, because that way you will copy the signal twice and this is extremely dangerous !!!
Weirdly enough it only started working when I enabled realtime signal on my mt5 again, but then I removed it and the vps kept connected. One last question, when I was trying to get it working by myself I did migrate all twice, and now to fix it I followed the steps and did "synchronize signal only", have I copied it 3 times or the last action I did canceled the other two?
Now in Environment, Signal, it is enabled and connected. Can I finally close my MT5?
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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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Weirdly enough it only started working when I enabled realtime signal on my mt5 again, but then I removed it and the vps kept connected. One last question, when I was trying to get it working by myself I did migrate all twice, and now to fix it I followed the steps and did "synchronize signal only", have I copied it 3 times or the last action I did canceled the other two?
Now in Environment, Signal, it is enabled and connected. Can I finally close my MT5?
My answer is as simple as it gets, read it carefully please.
Jesus, this Metatrader VPs is just not user friendly at all, cancelled subscription is less than a day and okay I realise I've lost my $15 but I'm just to busy to be messing around trying to get the thing configured etc.
So its back to a more conventional/easier VPS provider for me.....relief :-)
Jesus, this Metatrader VPs is just not user friendly at all, cancelled subscription is less than a day and okay I realise I've lost my $15 but I'm just to busy to be messing around trying to get the thing configured etc.
So its back to a more conventional/easier VPS provider for me.....relief :-)
Did you even bother to read any instructions or advice on this forum, just above?
If you cancelled your subscription, your remaining VPS time is credited to your MQL5 account as free minutes, so if you ever try MQL5 VPS again, you will not have 1440 free minutes but a few thousands more.
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I have already migrated and selected the all option, so what am I missing here? how do I know for fact that I can turn off my MT5 and other VPS and not miss out on some juicy opportunities ?
Thank you.