Guides

MetaTrader administration guides

Practical knowledge from the team that runs MT4 and MT5 servers every day.

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MT5 Server Architecture for Brokers: A Practical Guide

How a MetaTrader 5 broker installation is structured: trade, access and history servers, backup and failover, data centre placement and the decisions that affect stability and latency.

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MT5 Liquidity Bridge Integration: How It Works and What to Check

How bridges connect MetaTrader to liquidity providers, the role of FIX, multi-LP aggregation and the tests to run before routing real client orders.

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A-Book vs B-Book vs Hybrid: Broker Risk Models Explained

What A-Book, B-Book and hybrid execution mean for brokers, how they are configured in MetaTrader, and the exposure monitoring each model requires.

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MT5 Server Security Hardening Checklist

A practical hardening checklist for MetaTrader servers: operating system, administrator and manager accounts, network access, backups, DDoS protection and monitoring.

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MT4 to MT5 Migration Guide for Brokers

A step-by-step plan for migrating a brokerage from MetaTrader 4 to MetaTrader 5: assessment, mapping groups and symbols, plugins, parallel running and client communication.

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Choosing a Data Centre for MT5: Latency, Liquidity and Clients

How to choose where to host MetaTrader 5 servers: proximity to liquidity providers, client regions, cross-connects, reliability and cost.

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What to Expect from a MetaTrader Support SLA

The parts of a good MetaTrader support agreement: coverage hours, response and resolution targets, monitoring scope, maintenance windows, escalation and reporting.

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MT5 Server Plugins: What They Do and How to Manage Them Safely

What MetaTrader server plugins are used for, the risks of poorly managed plugins, and a safe process for installing, updating and developing them.

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Turnkey Broker Platform Setup Checklist

The technical checklist for launching a broker on MetaTrader: platform, groups and symbols, liquidity, risk, integrations, terminals, monitoring and support.

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DDoS Protection for MetaTrader Access Servers

Why brokers’ MetaTrader access points attract DDoS attacks, the protection options available and how to prepare a response plan.

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