Development Environment
Authentication
Log In
Follow these steps to log in to Local Platform:
- Log in to the Algorithm Lab.
- Start Docker Desktop.
- Open Visual Studio Code.
- In the left navigation menu, click the
QuantConnect icon.
- The Project panel checks the following requirements on your local machine. If any of the checks fail, see the related documentation.
- LEAN CLI is installed.
- Docker is installed and running.
- You are logged in to QuantConnect.
- In the Initialization Checklist panel, click .
- In the Visual Studio Code window, click .
- On the Code Extension Login page, click .
![Initialization checklist panel](https://cdn.quantconnect.com/i/tu/initialization-checklist-1.png)
![VS Code login popup](https://cdn.quantconnect.com/i/tu/local-lab-log-in-pop-up.jpg)