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Does your prop firm allow a VPS?

Pick your prop firm: whether it allows a VPS, a VPN and an EA, in its own dated words.

Updated 10 November 2026. Runs in your browser; nothing you type is uploaded.

Example: five firms, a VPSEach firm's own pages, 10 Nov 2026

A VPS at FTMO

Allowed, with conditions

Yes: FTMO says a VPN or VPS is generally allowed. Its one exception is location: don't let the VPS put your MetaTrader, cTrader or TradingView login in the United States.

VPS

Allowed, with conditions

VPN

Allowed, with conditions

EA

Allowed

What FTMO asks

  • Choose a VPS location outside the United States.
FTMO: VPN, EA, IP and device rules, and what a breach costs
VPNGenerally allowed, with the same United States exception.
EAsAllowed: FTMO says it has no reason to restrict algorithmic trading or EAs, within its forbidden practices. A third-party EA can run into its capital allocation rule.
IP and devicesTravelling to another country is generally allowed, but FTMO asks you not to log in to MetaTrader or cTrader from the United States. The pages say nothing on a shared IP or several devices.
If you break itThe page names none for this rule.
FTMO's own words, with the pages

“Trading with FTMO while travelling to a different country is generally allowed. The use of VPN/VPS is also generally allowed.”

“When using VPN/VPS, clients should also avoid changing their geolocation to the United States when using MetaTrader, cTrader or TradingView.”

“we have no reason for limiting or restricting your trading strategy, whether it’s discretionary trading, algorithmic trading or EAs.”

Read on 10 November 2026. Firms change rules without notice: confirm with FTMO before you move an account to a VPS.

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Read on each firm's own pages. Firms change rules without notice: confirm with yours. ProEA is an affiliate of two VPS companies, ForexVPS and FXSVPS: where a firm allows a VPS, the one link under its answer is a ForexVPS partner link, labelled as such. No firm's answer changes because of it. We're in FTMO's affiliate programme: if you open a new FTMO account through our partner link and buy, FTMO may pay us a commission. We hold a Topstep referral code, which this page doesn't show: a first-time trader who uses it gets 15% off a first Trading Combine purchase, and Topstep then gives us 15% off our own next purchase, for up to five traders every 90 days. We have no deal with any other firm named here, and the comparison is the same either way.

Every firm, side by side

Of 18 firms, 2 ban a VPS outright, 4 allow one on conditions, 6 say nothing, and 6 we couldn't check.

FirmVPSVPNEAs
FTMO
CFD and forex		Allowed, with conditionsAllowed, with conditionsAllowed
FundedNext
CFD and forex		Allowed, with conditionsAllowed, with conditionsAllowed, with conditions
Goat Funded Trader
CFD and forex		Not allowedNot allowedAllowed, with conditions
Alpha Capital Group
CFD and forex		Allowed, with conditionsAllowed, with conditionsNot checked
Blue Guardian
CFD and forex		Allowed, with conditionsAllowed, with conditionsAllowed, with conditions
Topstep
Futures		Not allowedNot allowedAllowed, with conditions
The5ers
CFD and forex		Not statedNot statedAllowed, with conditions
Maven Trading
CFD and forex		Not statedAllowed, with conditionsNot allowed
Tradeify
Futures		Not checkedNot checkedNot checked
AquaFunded
CFD and forex		Not statedNot statedAllowed, with conditions
MyFundedFutures
Futures		Not statedNot statedAllowed, with conditions
Lucid Trading
Futures		Not statedNot statedAllowed, with conditions
Funded Trading Plus
CFD and forex		Not statedNot statedAllowed, with conditions
FXIFY
CFD and forex		Not checkedNot checkedNot checked
FundingPips
CFD and forex		Not checkedNot checkedNot checked
E8 Markets
CFD and forex		Not checkedNot checkedNot checked
Apex Trader Funding
Futures		Not checkedNot checkedNot checked
Take Profit Trader
Futures		Not checkedNot checkedNot checked
How to read “not stated” and “not checked”

“Not stated” means we searched the firm's help pages and found no rule on a VPS either way. That is not permission: a firm can still treat a data-centre IP address as a shared or masked one. “Not checked” means we couldn't read the firm's rule pages on 10 November 2026 (Tradeify, FXIFY, FundingPips, E8 Markets, Apex Trader Funding, Take Profit Trader), and we print no rule we haven't read there. In both cases, ask the firm in writing and keep the reply.

Why a prop firm cares where your trades come from

A VPS changes your IP address and can be shared. Firms use both to spot one person trading many accounts.

The rules behind the rule, in the firms' words

Alpha Capital Group: “We do not allow multiple users to operate accounts through the same IP address.” Blue Guardian prohibits “VPS services linked to multiple trader accounts”. FundedNext says “Sharing your VPS connection with others is completely prohibited”. Topstep goes furthest: “All trading activity must originate from your personal device.” What these rules have in common: one server, one trader, one stable address, and a note to the firm first where it asks for one. Once you know the firm allows it, the forex VPS cost calculator prices a server for your terminals and the MT5 VPS size calculator sizes it.

Method and privacy

Method: Every answer is read from the firm's own help pages or terms on 10 November 2026 and quoted word for word, with the page and the date it carries. "Not stated" means the firm's pages say nothing about a VPS either way, which is not permission. "Not checked" means we couldn't read the firm's rule pages that day, and we print no rule we haven't read there. The checker judges nothing itself: it shows the firm's rule. Firms change rules without notice, so confirm with yours before you move an account to a VPS.

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Common questions

Which prop firms don't allow a VPS?

Two of the 12 firms whose rule pages we could read on 10 November 2026 ban one outright. Topstep says all trading activity must originate from your personal device and that VPS, VPNs and remote servers are prohibited by its Terms of Use. Goat Funded Trader has prohibited any hosting, IP-masking or routing service during trading since 6 October 2026. FundedNext doesn't permit a VPS on accounts of $50,000 and above.

Which prop firms allow a VPS?

FTMO says the use of a VPN or VPS is generally allowed, and asks you not to change your geolocation to the United States. Alpha Capital Group allows one with a static dedicated IP address and prior notification. Blue Guardian's 1 Step Standard rules allow one that isn't linked to other traders' accounts or used to get round its copy, group or signal trading rules. FundedNext allows one below $50,000 with an additional usage fee, to run an EA that takes trades.

Does FTMO allow a VPS?

Yes. FTMO's FAQ says the use of VPN/VPS is generally allowed, and that clients should avoid changing their geolocation to the United States when using MetaTrader, cTrader or TradingView. Read on 10 November 2026.

My firm's pages don't mention a VPS. Can I use one?

Not stated is not permission. Six of those 12 firms say nothing about a VPS either way, and a firm can still treat a data-centre IP address as a shared or masked one. Ask the firm in writing before you move an account, and keep the reply.

Which firms couldn't you read?

Six: FundingPips, E8 Markets, Apex Trader Funding and Take Profit Trader refused an automated read on 10 November 2026; Tradeify's help centre did too, so only one clause of its Terms of Use is quoted; and we couldn't reach FXIFY's help centre. Each shows as not checked, with no rule of ours in its place.

Why do prop firms restrict a VPS?

A VPS changes your IP address and can be shared, and firms use IP addresses and devices to spot one person trading several accounts. Alpha Capital Group does not allow multiple users to operate accounts through the same IP address; FundedNext says sharing your VPS connection with others is completely prohibited.

Does ProEA earn from this page?

ProEA is an affiliate of ForexVPS and FXSVPS, has an FTMO affiliate link and a Topstep referral code. The one VPS link here is labelled and shows only under a firm whose own pages allow a VPS and an EA, with that firm's conditions beside it; a firm that bans one gets no link. Every rule is quoted from the firm's page.

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