# Server plugin

> Software installed on a trading platform’s server to add behaviour it does not have — most often risk rules for prop accounts.

**Source:** https://proptechpal.com/glossary/server-plugin  
**Generated:** 2026-09-24  
**Publisher:** Prop Tech Pal — independent prop firm technology comparison

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Also called: dealer plugin, MT5 plugin

## Why it matters

Plugins act at the server, so they can enforce rules in real time; they also have to be kept compatible with every platform update.

## Where it applies

- [MT5 for prop firms](https://proptechpal.com/platforms/mt5)

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