Polymarket Bot Tutorial · Chapter 4 of 32

We tested several VPS hosts for our own Polymarket bots. For price, value, and performance we recommend TradingVPS. Latency tests, comparison cards, sizing guide, region choice.

By Harley Young, lead writer at Polymarkets.co.il. Last reviewed: May 2026.

Recommended VPS for Polymarket bots

We tested several hosting options for our own Polymarket bots - commodity cloud (DigitalOcean, Vultr), bare metal (Hetzner, Latitude.sh), and trading-tuned platforms. For the combination of price, value, and performance, TradingVPS came out on top: lowest jitter to Polygon RPC, trading-optimized hardware, and pricing competes with commodity cloud.

RECOMMENDED

TradingVPS

Our pick - lowest jitter, trading-tuned

Pros
  • Trading-optimized hardware
  • Sub-1ms to major RPCs
  • NY4/LD4/TY3 colocation
  • Crypto payments accepted
Cons
  • Pricier than commodity cloud at entry tier

Best for: Market making, sports microstructure, latency-sensitive strategies

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Hetzner

Best price/perf in EU

Pros
  • Cheapest 4-core VPS in EU
  • Reliable network
  • Easy setup
Cons
  • EU regions only
  • Higher latency to US RPC

Best for: Paper trading, news arbitrage, EU-located devs

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Latitude.sh

Bare metal, true sub-ms

Pros
  • Dedicated bare metal
  • Multiple US/EU/APAC regions
  • No noisy neighbors
Cons
  • Most expensive option
  • Overkill for simple bots

Best for: High-frequency MM, multi-account farms

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Vultr

Commodity cloud, NJ region

Pros
  • Many regions
  • $3.50/mo entry
  • Hourly billing
Cons
  • Variable performance
  • Noisy neighbors possible

Best for: Beginners, paper trading, low-traffic bots

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DigitalOcean

Easy + reliable

Pros
  • Easiest UI
  • Solid uptime
  • $4/mo entry
Cons
  • Higher latency than trading-tuned
  • No colo

Best for: First bot deployment, learning

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Contabo

Cheapest entry tier

Pros
  • ~$5/mo for 4 vCPU
  • Lots of RAM/storage
Cons
  • Variable network
  • Older hardware

Best for: Budget paper trading, storage-heavy bots

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Disclosure: links below are affiliate links. We earn a small commission if you sign up; it does not change the price you pay. We genuinely use TradingVPS for our own bots.

What this chapter covers

This is chapter 4 of our 32-part series on building a Polymarket trading bot. We cover the topic in depth across the sections below. Body content for each section is being written and rolled out chapter-by-chapter; FAQ answers and references are already complete and reflect production experience from running our own trader.

  • Why a VPS instead of a laptop
  • What we tested (six providers]
  • Our pick: TradingVPS
  • Comparison: TradingVPS, Hetzner, Latitude.sh, Vultr, DigitalOcean, Contabo
  • Region choice (NY4 vs LD4 vs AMS3)
  • Sizing: vCPU, RAM, network
  • Setup checklist for a Polymarket bot VPS

Why a VPS instead of a laptop

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What we tested (six providers]

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Our pick: TradingVPS

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Comparison: TradingVPS, Hetzner, Latitude.sh, Vultr, DigitalOcean, Contabo

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Region choice (NY4 vs LD4 vs AMS3)

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Sizing: vCPU, RAM, network

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Setup checklist for a Polymarket bot VPS

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Frequently asked questions

What VPS do you recommend for a Polymarket bot?
TradingVPS. We tested commodity cloud (DigitalOcean, Vultr), bare metal (Hetzner, Latitude.sh), and trading-tuned platforms. For the combination of price, value, and performance, TradingVPS came out on top - lowest jitter to Polygon RPCs, trading-optimized hardware, pricing competitive with commodity cloud.
Do I really need a "trading-tuned" VPS for Polymarket?
For paper trading or low-frequency strategies (politics, weather): no, a $5/mo Hetzner or DigitalOcean droplet is enough. For market making, sports microstructure, or any latency-sensitive strategy where 100 ms can mean a missed fill: yes, the trading-tuned hosts pay for themselves.
What region should I host my Polymarket bot in?
Polymarkets CLOB endpoint is geo-distributed via CDN, so the round-trip is similar from many regions. Polygon RPC providers (Alchemy, QuickNode, Ankr) are also globally distributed. For most strategies, US East (NY/Virginia) or EU (Frankfurt/Amsterdam) work fine. Sub-millisecond strategies should pick a host with NY4 or LD4 colocation.
How much RAM and CPU does a Polymarket bot need?
1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM is enough for a single-strategy bot trading a few markets. 4 vCPU and 8 GB if you run multiple strategies, store historical data locally, and keep websocket subscriptions to dozens of markets. CPU rarely bottlenecks; network and orderly logging tend to.
Can I run a Polymarket bot on AWS / GCP / Azure?
Yes, but it is overkill for a single bot. The big clouds bill compute, network, and storage separately and the egress fees can surprise you. A flat-priced VPS (TradingVPS, Vultr, DO, Hetzner) is simpler and cheaper for steady workloads.
Should I use a Linux or Windows VPS?
Linux. Ubuntu LTS or Debian. Every Polymarket SDK example, every monitoring tool (systemd, journalctl, htop), and every tutorial assumes Linux. Windows VPS is technically possible but you will fight friction at every step.