Guide: ProfitTrailer Linux VPS Howto Setup Guide

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: **

https://linode.com/docs/security/securing-your-server/