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title: "Local Platform"
description: "Start Your QuantConnect Journey. Learn to use Local Platform and explore its features."
canonical: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform
markdown: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform.md
language: python
source: https://github.com/QuantConnect/Documentation/tree/master/02%20Local%20Platform
modified: 2026-10-31
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# Local Platform

[Documentation](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2.md) > Local Platform

> Code examples are shown in Python. Append `?lang=csharp` to this URL for the C# version of this page.

![](https://cdn.quantconnect.com/i/tu/local-platform-icon.svg)

### Quant Research On-Premises

### Securely deploy quantitative strategies on-premises with proprietary datasets

### All of QuantConnect, On Premise

Same cutting edge quant technology, locally hosted for full flexibility and power. Evolve faster.

[Get Started](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/key-concepts/getting-started.md) [Download PDF](https://cdn.quantconnect.com/docs/i/Quantconnect-Local-Platform-Python.pdf)

![Local Platform](https://cdn.quantconnect.com/i/tu/header-img-local.webp)

#### IN THIS SECTION

[Getting Started](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/key-concepts/getting-started.md) [Initialization](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/development-environment/authentication.md) [Projects](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/projects/getting-started.md)

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- [Key Concepts](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/key-concepts/getting-started.md): Foundational topics of Local Platform
- [Installation](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/installation.md): Install Local Platform on-premises
- [Development Environment](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/development-environment/authentication.md): Set up your Local Platform workspaces
- [Projects](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/projects/getting-started.md): Manage the code files of trading algorithms
- [Datasets](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/datasets/getting-started.md): Access data from the Dataset Market and external providers
- [Backtesting](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/backtesting/getting-started.md): Simulate a trading strategy on historical data
- [Research](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/research/getting-started.md): Test a hypothesis in interactive Jupyter notebooks
- [Optimization](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/optimization/getting-started.md): Find the optimal parameters in your algorithm
- [Live Trading](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/live-trading/getting-started.md): Deploy your algorithms with real-time data
- [Object Store](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/object-store.md): File system that you can use in your algorithms to save, read, and delete data

## Pages in This Section

- [Key Concepts](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/key-concepts/getting-started.md): Start Your QuantConnect Journey. Learn to use Local Platform and explore its features.
- [Installation](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/installation.md): It takes 10 minutes to install Local Platform and about 1 hour to download the latest LEAN image.
- [Development Environment](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/development-environment/authentication.md)
- [Private Cloud](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/private-cloud.md)
- [Projects](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/projects/getting-started.md)
- [Datasets](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/datasets/getting-started.md)
- [Backtesting](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/backtesting/getting-started.md)
- [Research](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/research/getting-started.md)
- [Optimization](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/optimization/getting-started.md)
- [Live Trading](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/live-trading/getting-started.md)
- [Object Store](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/object-store.md): The Object Store is a organization-specific key-value storage location to save and retrieve datae. It's similar to a hash table.