Midas has to keep running through the night, over weekend gaps, and while your own computer is off. A VPS (a small rented Windows server) is how you get that without leaving your own machine on 24/7.
MT5 and the EA only act while the terminal is open and connected. A laptop that sleeps, loses Wi-Fi, or reboots for an update stops the grid, the trailing exit and the lock from reacting — the open basket just sits there until you notice. A VPS is a small always-on computer in a data center that you connect to remotely; MT5 runs on it, not on your laptop.
| Requirement | Why |
|---|---|
| Windows Server or Windows desktop image | MT5's official terminal is a Windows application; MT5 for Linux/macOS support is limited and not what Midas is built against. |
| At least 2 GB RAM | Enough for one or two MT5 terminals plus the OS; more if you plan to run several accounts on the same server. |
| Low latency to the broker's server | Lower round-trip time to the broker means orders (grid steps, lock, exit) execute closer to the price you saw on the panel. |
| A provider with a real uptime SLA | An unattended basket during a server outage is exactly the scenario the panel's monitoring exists to catch — don't make it more likely than it has to be. |
Any Windows VPS with 2 GB RAM near the broker's server (Amsterdam / London), from about $10–30 per month, works. Two providers we can point you to:
Windows VPS with hourly billing; sign up via the link.
Amsterdam, from $19.99/mo.
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