Setup VPS at Vultr
Recommended VPS
Get a VPS: http://bit.ly/lbavultr
Vultr Cloud Computer (VC2)
1cpu
40GB
2GB RAM
Ubuntu 16.04 64bit
Download MobaXterm for SSH access to your VPS and simple file
transfer/editing:
https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download.html
My ProfitTrailer Settings:
https://github.com/lifebyadam/LifeByAdam-ProfitTrailer-Settings
1 - Login via SSH as root
Use mobaxterm to connect to your VPS using the IP provided by Vultr
and the root password provided by them
2 - Create New User
adduser “username”
3 - Add user to sudo (give admin rights)
usermod -aG sudo “username”
4 - Logout of root account and login with new user account
5 - Install Unzip
sudo apt-get install unzip
6 - Install java
sudo apt-get install default-jre
7 - Install Nodejs
sudo apt-get install nodejs
8 - Fix Nodejs
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
9 - Install npm
sudo apt-get install npm
10 - Install PM2
sudo npm install pm2@latest -g
11 - Download ProfitTrailer
wget
https://github.com/taniman/profittrailer/releases/download/v1.2.6.10/ProfitTrailer.zip
unzip ProfitTrailer.zip
12 - Edit your config files, pairs etc.
13 - Running the bot
pm2 start pm2-ProfitTrailer.json
14 - Set the bot to start on startup if the server restarts
pm2 save
pm2 startup
15 - Access Web Monitor Panel
You should be able to access the panel at http://serverip:8081
Notes:
Other Commands
Check on the bot log
pm2 log 0
Stop the bot
pm2 stop 0
Restart the bot
pm2 reload 2
Additional Resources:
Securing SSH:
http://linux-sys-adm.com/ubuntu-16.04-lts-how-to-install-and-configure-ssh/
**Securing a VPS: **