Monitoring MetaTrader on a VPS
A VPS keeps MT4/MT5 running 24/7 — but who watches it? How a read-only agent monitors your terminal on a VPS, reaches your phone, and reacts when it reboots.
Most MetaTrader traders run their terminal on a VPS so it stays online around the clock — which is exactly the problem: the machine is watching the market, but nobody is watching the machine. A read-only agent on that VPS closes the gap, sending what your terminal already knows to your phone, wherever you are.
This is a plain-language explainer, not advice.
Where the agent runs
You install the Chartping agent on the same Windows machine or VPS your MT4/MT5 terminal runs on. A setup wizard finds your terminals and installs a small read-only component — no DLLs injected, no order path. It reads equity, margin, open positions and P/L and sends them over an encrypted, device-bound link. Your broker password never leaves the machine.
The terminal still has to be running
Here’s the honest part: because the agent reads your live terminal, MetaTrader has to be open on the VPS for monitoring to work — Chartping doesn’t log into your broker itself. That’s a deliberate read-only design, and it’s also why the next point matters so much.
When the VPS reboots or the terminal closes
VPSes reboot for updates; terminals crash; connections drop. When monitoring stops, Chartping doesn’t go quiet — it sends a fail-loud “monitoring stopped” alert, then a “monitoring resumed” notice when the terminal and agent are back — on the next snapshot after coverage returns. Silence is never mistaken for “all clear”.
What you actually get
Early warnings on daily loss, drawdown-from-peak and margin level — each with a threshold you set — reaching your phone by push, SMS, voice call or webhook, even though the terminal sits on a VPS you aren’t looking at. See MT4/MT5 monitoring, how setup works, or get the Windows agent. Alerts are best-effort; it never trades.
Frequently asked
Does Chartping work on a VPS?
Yes. The read-only agent runs on any Windows machine, including a VPS — a common setup for MetaTrader. Your phone still gets the alerts wherever you are.
Does the terminal have to be running?
For MetaTrader, yes — the agent reads the live terminal, so MT4/MT5 must be open on the machine. If it closes or the VPS reboots, you get a fail-loud “monitoring stopped” alert instead of silence.
What happens when the VPS reboots?
You get a “monitoring stopped” alert when the connection drops, and a “monitoring resumed” notice once the terminal and agent are back. You’re never left guessing whether you’re still covered.