# Testbed for R/DataShield with minimal local installation **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginner Support\ **Created:** [21 October 2020 11:31 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/testbed-for-r-datashield-with-minimal-local-installation/283 "2020-10-21T11:31:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wilmar.igl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@wilmar.igl](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/wilmar.igl)\ **Post date:** [21 October 2020 11:31 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/testbed-for-r-datashield-with-minimal-local-installation/283/1 "2020-10-21T11:31:29Z")
Hallo DS community, I wonder whether there is some testbed available to apply R/DataSHIELD without going through the trouble of setting up a Federated Analyses infrastructure with multiple data host servers. I would like to just have to install R/DataSHIELD on my local laptop and connect it with some other servers to do some test runs, or maybe just through a webinterface? Best, Wilmar ---
**Author:** ![yannick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/datashield.discourse.group/yannick/32/19_2.png) [@yannick](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/yannick)\ **Post date:** [21 October 2020 11:49 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/testbed-for-r-datashield-with-minimal-local-installation/283/2 "2020-10-21T11:49:20Z")
Hi, You can have a look at [DSLite](https://github.com/datashield/DSLite) (available in the CRAN) which is a server-less implementation of the DataSHIELD interface. Be aware that the behavior of DSLite is slightly different: the R function calls that can be sent to the “R servers” is not strictly verified, as Opal would do. But it is still a great tool to get familiar with the concept of federated analysis. Regards Yannick ---
**Author:** ![tombishop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/datashield.discourse.group/tombishop/32/23_2.png) [@tombishop](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/tombishop)\ **Post date:** [21 October 2020 11:51 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/testbed-for-r-datashield-with-minimal-local-installation/283/3 "2020-10-21T11:51:55Z")
We are also working on a sandbox server that you could test against from your local R client. I hope this will be ready in a few days ---
**Author:** ![alexwesterberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@alexwesterberg](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/alexwesterberg)\ **Post date:** [21 October 2020 11:51 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/testbed-for-r-datashield-with-minimal-local-installation/283/4 "2020-10-21T11:51:58Z")
Hi Wilmar, Yannick’s suggestion is a good one. As an alternative to it, the DataSHIELD training material does just set up a VM locally on your computer to act as a federated analysis infrastructure, without really having to set one up. Instructions are found at the Installation and Training Hub, here: [https://data2knowledge.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DSDEV/pages/931069953](https://data2knowledge.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DSDEV/pages/931069953) But if this is something you’ve already looked at and decided against, that’s quite alright! ---
**Author:** ![tombishop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/datashield.discourse.group/tombishop/32/23_2.png) [@tombishop](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/tombishop)\ **Post date:** [21 October 2020 11:52 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/testbed-for-r-datashield-with-minimal-local-installation/283/5 "2020-10-21T11:52:30Z")
@Yannick would it be possible to use opal-demo in the short term as another option? ---
**Author:** ![yannick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/datashield.discourse.group/yannick/32/19_2.png) [@yannick](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/yannick)\ **Post date:** [21 October 2020 12:09 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/testbed-for-r-datashield-with-minimal-local-installation/283/6 "2020-10-21T12:09:34Z")
@tombishop yes… as soon as people are making a reasonable usage of it 🙂 @wilmar.igl you can use [https://opal-demo.obiba.org](https://opal-demo.obiba.org) with credentials _administrator/password_, system is rebuilt daily. There are some “DataSHIELD” projects with simulated test data (CNSIM, DASIM, etc.) that you can use. But I still recommend to have a look at DSLite, so that you could play with your own datasets. Yannick ---
**Author:** ![wilmar.igl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@wilmar.igl](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/wilmar.igl)\ **Post date:** [22 October 2020 08:18 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/testbed-for-r-datashield-with-minimal-local-installation/283/7 "2020-10-22T08:18:40Z")
Thanks for many great ideas to check out! Happy to see that the DS community is so active!