Configuration:
- Name: ProfitTrailer
- Type: Boot
- Contents: See install.sh
Please also give my Recommendations section below a thorough read. This will include security measures that I highly recommend.
Configuration
- Location: Tokyo/Sydney/Dallas
- Type: Ubuntu 16.04 x64
- Server Size: 1 CPU 512MB Memory
- Startup Script: Choose script created above (ProfitTrailer)
Installation can take awhile (hopefully no longer than 5-10 mins). Although Vultr will report your server as "Running", installation scripts may not have completed. You can check the install status with tail -f /var/opt/profittrailer/install-in-progress.
3. SSH into server and configure ProfitTrailer as per the documentation.
Notes:
- The bot can be located in
/var/opt/profittrailer - You can do this via the command-line with something like
scp ~Downloads/ProfitTrailer/application.properties root@YOUR_SERVER_IP:/var/opt/profittrailer/application.properties
pm2 start /var/opt/profittrailer/pm2-ProfitTrailer.json
pm2 save && pm2 startup
You can now monitor your server at SERVERIP:8081 (or whichever port you set in application.properties)
"root" is a standard super-user account; bots attempt to exploit this by bruteforcing the account. Disabling root logins allows you to set up a second login with a username of your choosing.
Disable root logins by setting DISABLE_ROOT_LOGIN to true. This will set up a new admin login with the same password and ssh-key access as the root account.
By default the username for the name admin account is admin, but this can be changed by altering the ADMIN_USERNAME variable.
Passwords can be guessed and bruteforced; bruteforcing an ssh-key is much harder. By disabling password logins, you will only be able to access your VPS with a matching private key. You can disable password logins by setting DISABLE_PASSWORD_LOGIN to true.
As highlighted earlier, bots exist to bruteforce access to servers using common defaults. Another default that is abused is the standard SSH port, which is 22. You can change this by chaging the SSH_PORT variable to an integer between 1 and 65535.
By setting up a firewall, you can restrict access to particular ports on your VPS. You may optionally also limit access to a particular IP address, meaning only your home/work network can SSH into your server. The simplest configuration would be to allow TCP access on Port 22 (or whichever SSH port you may have assigned in the step above).
If your VPS doesn't have a lot of memory, you can enable SWAP memory by setting SWAP_ENABLED to true. SWAP will use disk space as memory for your server. By default, the amount of space it allocates is 1gb, but you may change the SWAP_SIZE variable to increase/decrease this.
Installation can take awhile (hopefully no longer than 5-10 mins). Although Vultr will report your server as "Running", installation scripts may not have completed. You can check the install status with tail -f /var/opt/profittrailer/install-in-progress.
This script was created for use on Ubuntu 16.04. I have not tested on any other operating system.
This project was created so that I could spin up a consistent environment for many trading bots with ease. I will introduce changes as I require them for my own needs. I will not be offering support, as there are too many factors to account for (VPS provider, OS + version, technical expertise, etc), which I just don't have the time for.
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