# Steel Local vs Steel Cloud
URL: /overview/self-hosting/steel-local-vs-steel-cloud

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title: Steel Local vs Steel Cloud
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description: What's the difference between local Steel and Steel Cloud?
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# Overview

| Feature          | Steel Local                               | Steel Cloud                                                  |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Concurrency      | 1                                         | 100+                                                         |
| Stealth          | Limited                                   | Advanced Stealth (docs)                                      |
| Captcha Solving  | None                                      | Supported with the Captchas API                              |
| Proxies          | Bring your own                            | Bring your own + Steel Managed Proxies                       |
| Multi-Region     | Host it yourself                          | Supported with region flag during session creation           |
| Credentials      | Not supported                             | Supported with the Credentials API                           |
| Extensions       | Supported by loading in `api/extensions/` | Supported by using the Extensions API                        |
| Files            | Not supported                             | Supported by the Files API                                   |


The defining factor between running Steel locally and using Steel Cloud is concurrency.

For the Extensions API, if you put the extensions you would like to build/load in the `api/src/extensions/` folder then Steel Local will build these and inject them into the session. Credentials are not supported in Steel Local.

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### Need help running locally?
Reach out to us on the <span className="font-bold">#help</span> channel on [Discord](https://discord.gg/steel-dev) under the ⭐ community section.
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### FAQ

### Can I use proxies with self-hosted Steel?

Yes — Steel Local supports bringing your own proxies. Steel Cloud additionally offers Steel-managed proxies on top of BYOP.

### Can I load browser extensions in Steel Local?

Yes — put the extensions you want in the `api/src/extensions/` folder and Steel Local will build and inject them into the session. On Steel Cloud, extensions are loaded via the Extensions API instead.