Running a Crypto Bot 24/7: Your Laptop vs a $5 Cloud Box

A trading bot only works when it is running. Miss a few hours and you miss the dips and bounces it is meant to catch. So the practical question every new bot owner hits: where do I run it?

Option A — your own computer

Free, and fine to start. The catch: it must stay on, awake, and online 24/7. Laptops sleep, updates reboot, Wi-Fi drops. If you go this route, disable sleep, keep it plugged in, and accept the occasional gap.

Option B — a cheap cloud box

A small always-on Linux server (often around $5/month) runs the bot continuously, independent of your laptop. It is the more reliable home for a bot you want trading around the clock. You set it up once, and it just keeps going.

A simple rule of thumb: testing or small size → your computer; running it for real → a cheap cloud box. The few dollars a month buys you uptime, which for a 24/7 strategy is the whole game.

The BuySellAI DCA Bot runs either way — the included guide covers both the laptop path (for beginners) and a one-time cloud-server setup, and an AI assistant can walk you through whichever you pick.