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How to install Quantgress on Windows

Quantgress does what Quiver Quantative does, and Quiver Quantative costs Paid. This guide gets you the free one.

What you end up with

Quantgress running in your browser, on your own computer. It is free, and it stays free — there is no account, no trial and no subscription at the end of this.

Time
About 23 minutes
Steps
13
Cost
Free

Before you start

These are one-time installs. If you have used PowerShell before, you may have them already — the first step checks.

  1. Install Git

    Run the installer, then reopen PowerShell.

    Open installer

    You know this worked when: Git responds with a version number

  2. Install Node LTS

    Run the LTS installer, then reopen PowerShell.

    Open download

    You know this worked when: Node responds with a version number

Install Quantgress

  1. Open PowerShell

    Keep it open beside this page.

    You know this worked when: PowerShell is open

  2. Check Git and Node

    Git and the current Node LTS are required.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    git --version
node --version

    You know this worked when: Git and Node respond with version numbers

  3. Install uv

    Needs Python already installed.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    python -m pip install --user uv

    You know this worked when: uv responds with a version number

  4. Install Python

    Run the installer, then reopen PowerShell.

    Open download

    You know this worked when: python3 --version prints a version

  5. Copy Quantgress to this PC

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    cd ~
if [ ! -d Quantgress/.git ]; then
git clone https://github.com/DMulajkar/Quantgress.git
fi

    You know this worked when: A Quantgress folder appears

  6. Open the Quantgress folder

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    cd Quantgress

    You know this worked when: Your terminal prompt is inside the Quantgress folder

  7. Use the reviewed version

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    git checkout a9c4ee33aee19fd05c6115ace9274a3656f31a47

    You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

  8. Install dependencies

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    uv sync

    You know this worked when: The command finishes without an error

  9. Run Quantgress

    Keep PowerShell open.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    uv run python main.py

    You know this worked when: localhost:3000 responds

  10. Open it in your browser

    If a different port was picked, open that one instead.

    Open localhost:3000

    You know this worked when: The app loads in the browser

  11. Try it

    Quantgress should be open in your browser.

    You know this worked when: Quantgress works

If something goes wrong

Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.

Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.

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