Can you run Lightroom off an external hardrive?

I need to get a new laptop and am considering buying a HP Stream 14. It has only got 32GB of storage on it offline so relies on cloud storage mainly. I will have an external hardrive too though.
Will I be able to run Lightroom on this? I don't mind if all my files are up in the sky but I don't want to get this if I won't be able to continue to use Lightroom to process photos.

My apologies, I'll try and explain myself a bit better.
My main question is; is there anyway for me to get and use Lightroom on the HP Stream if it only has 32GB of storage on it (let's say I had nothing else on it so the full 32GB is available for Lightoom if necessary). I can put the photos and catalogue on the external harddrive no problem but it's the programme itself and running it that I am worried about. I'm not sure if an SSD is compatible with the HP Stream (don't honestly know what it is, actually!) so maybe give me an answer if I a) couldn't use an SSD and b) could.
I'd really like this laptop but there isn't much point in me getting it if I can't use Lightroom on it. But in order to do so I don't mind buying some extra storage devices or storing photos or the catalogue wherever necessary.
Here's the specs for the HP Stream in case they are of any use;
Windows 8.1 64
AMD Quad-Core A4 micro-6400T
35.6 cm (14") diagonal HD BrightView display
2GB DDR 3 Memory and 32GB eMMC storage
Ultra thin, fanless design perfect for computing on the go
And here's the link to HP's site on it;
HP Stream 14 Laptop (Neon purple) - HP Store UK

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