Originally Posted by
`Luke
Alright, I think everyone would agree with me when I say this, but I think you really need to read more beginner guides to starting a server. We have plenty of them and it sounds like you are very misinformed on how a lot of this works.
But I will answer your question, no, if you are running your server off your VPS you do not need to have your laptop open for your server to be online because your server is being ran off the VPS, not your laptop. Think of the VPS as a computer that someone else is letting your borrow, and you just use your laptop to connect to it.