docs/how_to/index.md
Goal-oriented recipes for common tasks. Each guide assumes familiarity with Nautilus concepts and focuses on achieving a specific outcome.
New to Nautilus? Start with the getting started path and tutorials first.
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Loading external data | Load CSV data into the Parquet data catalog. |
| Data catalog with Databento | Set up a catalog with Databento market data. |
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Configure a live trading node | Set up TradingNodeConfig, execution engine, and venues. |
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Write an Actor (Rust) | Build a data actor with subscriptions and handlers. |
| Write a Strategy (Rust) | Build a strategy with order management. |
| Run a Backtest (Rust) | Use BacktestEngine or BacktestNode with a catalog. |
| Run Live Trading (Rust) | Connect to a venue with LiveNode. |