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i dont really know much about this subject but due to the unreliability of my computer at times ive been thinking about going this route...

could people reccommend a good hosting site at a good price for say running 3 mt4 platforms max?

whats the difference between vps and vds?

i found this at a cheap price but dont know if its appropriate as other sites are offering at like $50 a month (supposedly purpose built for hosting mt4) and this is at $18 a month...

http://www.swvps.com/
 
Hi white,

Sounds like a good base point at a fare price but the transfer rate is not realistic, these companies quite often overstate these figures. Disk space and software is easily achievable but transfer usage will take its toll on systems.

Are you based in Aust? If so there are some good services based hereoffering good hosting options. The reason I suggest this is it is easy when problems arise to deal with local hosting where ever you are.

I have just set up with GoTrader using MT4 but have it set up on my local machine supplied with data from their server. What type of MT4 system were you looking at setting up? Do you know its requirements? We have a dedicated server running 3 auction site the busiest of which is currently using 12GB transfer. If you are interested we could offer VPS or shared?
 
ill be setting up a few ibfx mt4 platforms... i dont really know much about it, but when im running EA's i dont want to get a blue screen or a black out etc... what aussie vps hosts are there?

i picked that one cos it seemed cheap... dont wanna pay $60 a month
 
You may get away with something quite basic, I guess you won't really know untill you install and stress test it.

Here are a three that I consider competitive:
We use Netlogistics. Support is excellent. Packages may seem a little pricey for allowance but you get what you pay for.

Webcity is another but support is pretty ordinary. These guys over quote transfer allowance but have well priced packages.

Net Registry are quite good also.

There are a lot of Aust hosting companies offering packages that are cheap and they usually have servers in the US.

You may not need quite as larger package as you think, although with these things you really have to plan ahead and a seemless dedicated server is hard to beat. VPS are still shared and subject to transfer restrictions and space problems also. Have you set it up on your home PC/Laptop? If so how well does that handle it and what is are its specs?

You could actually set up your site/system and get it all working within the 30 day trial period with one of these companies, when it's up and running all you need to do is check the stats to see what drain it is on the system and approx what transfer you are using. From there you could download the lot as a copy to your local machine and then choose where and who from there.
 
cogs said:
You may get away with something quite basic, I guess you won't really know untill you install and stress test it.

Here are a three that I consider competitive:
We use Netlogistics. Support is excellent. Packages may seem a little pricey for allowance but you get what you pay for.

Webcity is another but support is pretty ordinary. These guys over quote transfer allowance but have well priced packages.

Net Registry are quite good also.

There are a lot of Aust hosting companies offering packages that are cheap and they usually have servers in the US.

You may not need quite as larger package as you think, although with these things you really have to plan ahead and a seemless dedicated server is hard to beat. VPS are still shared and subject to transfer restrictions and space problems also. Have you set it up on your home PC/Laptop? If so how well does that handle it and what is are its specs?

You could actually set up your site/system and get it all working within the 30 day trial period with one of these companies, when it's up and running all you need to do is check the stats to see what drain it is on the system and approx what transfer you are using. From there you could download the lot as a copy to your local machine and then choose where and who from there.
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hmm im a bit lost, dont really know much about hosting....

what do you mean by transfer?
 
also do u reccomend shared hosting or vps hosting...


im only gonna use it to run maby 3 mt4 accounts on 3 different platforms (all ibfx mt4) with ea's running around the clock
 
hey white, i just set up a VPS for my EA. i did it through metatrader.com.au

they already had my brokers platform installed on the server so it was pretty easy - i went for the min sized one and it costs me 55 bucks a month.

i also run a mac at home and was wondering if it is possible to use the VPS on this. I don't have an Intel Chip so i can't install windows, but surely there is a way to access the vps from a mac?
 
i dont know about mac but i signed up to windows Vps at swvps for $18USD a month.... its going very well with 2 mt4's and 2 EA's running only takes up 20% memory and cpu usage is 1%, that is for the most basic account...

i reccomend for price and what you get... if you need help regarding startup and automated restarts let us know
 
white_goodman said:
i dont know about mac but i signed up to windows Vps at swvps for $18USD a month.... its going very well with 2 mt4's and 2 EA's running only takes up 20% memory and cpu usage is 1%, that is for the most basic account...

i reccomend for price and what you get... if you need help regarding startup and automated restarts let us know
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Hey white, just curious how your system is going? I've always been a bit skeptical of the EA system
 
white_goodman said:
i dont know about mac but i signed up to windows Vps at swvps for $18USD a month.... its going very well with 2 mt4's and 2 EA's running only takes up 20% memory and cpu usage is 1%, that is for the most basic account...

i reccomend for price and what you get... if you need help regarding startup and automated restarts let us know
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A question please w.g.

I have MT4 running with two, 1 minute time frame, EA`s attached and my processor usage is 00 % with flickers to 06% or higher.Do you simply want to isolate your trading from other website activity.

1)What are the advantages you have experienced with a Virtual Dedicated Server?


Here is an Australian dedicated server ... http://www.intervolve.com.au/vps/
 
Wysiwyg said:
A question please w.g.

I have MT4 running with two, 1 minute time frame, EA`s attached and my processor usage is 00 % with flickers to 06% or higher.Do you simply want to isolate your trading from other website activity.

1)What are the advantages you have experienced with a Virtual Dedicated Server?


Here is an Australian dedicated server ... http://www.intervolve.com.au/vps/
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VDS i think is the next step above VPS (google for the difference)...

The only reason i did this was cos my EA runs 24/5 and i didnt wanna leave my comp on that long as it often has blue screen and crashing issues due to a faulty video driver (supposedly, I aint tech savvy)... so manual trading still done on home PC, all my EA's will be on my VPS server, which is alot cheaper then the power back up, internet backup appraoch
 
white_goodman said:
VDS i think is the next step above VPS (google for the difference)...

The only reason i did this was cos my EA runs 24/5 and i didnt wanna leave my comp on that long as it often has blue screen and crashing issues due to a faulty video driver (supposedly, I aint tech savvy)... so manual trading still done on home PC, all my EA's will be on my VPS server, which is alot cheaper then the power back up, internet backup appraoch
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Good, thanks for that idea.:)
 
WhiteGoodman while you are on line now .. could you tell if the VPS is worth the monthly fees or alternatively .. have you encountered any glitches with the service?
 
no it works pretty good, ive only had 2 instances where i couldnt log in... something about dos attacks, but mt4 still runs, so all you do it you keep an mt4 of your live account on ur desktop jsut incase u need to close a trade... its worth the $18 US a month... you would save that on electricity bills
 
Thanks Goodman, just checking all is as expected.


Stormin_Norman said:
would u trust them with the security of your EA?
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Surely this would be a breach of the privacy act.I`m with Goodman though and don`t think this would happen.(you never know though)

Possibly patent the EA as Intellectual Property.
 

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