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I don't know about setting up VPS, but the standard way to use IB is to run their main client (either the GUI-based "TWS" or the GUI-less "IB Gateway"), then connect to the main client. Your binary is totally separate from the main client, which you do not modify.

Have you looked at Lightspeed Trading?

You can use their API from your own system.

https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=5041

I strongly urge you to paper-trade the live market before risking real money. https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/am/am/managea...

When using IB, you can trade on your own machine/vps/whatever. I suggest you do this, and set it up such that you trade on an IB paper account, make sure everything is running correctly and in line with your backtests, and then start trading with some real money. Good luck!

Great advice. Thank you.