# Is there a way to run Observable on my local server

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**Created:** [June 17, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-run-observable-on-my-local-server/3471 "2020-06-17T18:29:52Z")\
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A possible workaround would be to store the data (or a reference, i.e., URL to the data) encrypted within the notebook and require a password as encryption key.

This is the principle by which secure pastebins work: The encryption key to a paste gets passed as hash in the URL. All encryption and decryption happens client-side, the hash itself or the unencrypted data is never sent to the server, allowing for URLs with a key to be shared with others (e.g., “[https://observablehq.com/@username/notebook-title#my-secret-password](https://observablehq.com/@username/notebook-title#my-secret-password)”).

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