Run the engine on your machine
Download the desktop app, sign in, and your strategies run locally and report to your dashboard.
What happens next
1. Install and open the app. It shows a 6-character pairing code.
2. Enter that code at tradebybar.com/pair (the app opens this page for you) to authorize the machine.
3. That's it. Your engine shows as online in the dashboard, runs your strategies locally, and reports fills back to your account. Manage or revoke machines anytime under Devices.
First launch (unsigned builds)
The early builds aren't code-signed yet, so your OS will warn you once:
macOS: right-click the app → Open (or System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway).
If macOS says the app is “damaged and can’t be opened” (common on Apple Silicon), it isn’t actually damaged: that’s Gatekeeper blocking an unsigned download. Open Terminal and run this once, then open the app normally:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/TradeByBar.app
Windows: on the SmartScreen prompt, click More info → Run anyway.