# Multiple users, same online server

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-users-same-online-server/30555>\
**Category:** Industrial\
**Created:** [22 July 2020 14:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-users-same-online-server/30555 "2020-07-22T14:50:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [22 July 2020 14:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-users-same-online-server/30555/2 "2020-07-22T14:54:06Z")

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As you want separate users, separate dashboards, separate logins, separated ports - just run multiple instances on the one server.

This might help you get going (its a windows answer but easily translates to linux)...

> [@Node red multiple instances](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-multiple-instances/9787/7):
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> assuming windows (you didnt specify)... Create 4 folders... c:\node-red-1880 c:\node-red-1881 c:\node-red-1882 c:\node-red-1883 (avoid 1883) c:\node-red-1884 open 4 cmd windows Start \>\> Run \>\> cmd \>\> {enter} Start \>\> Run \>\> cmd \>\> {enter} Start \>\> Run \>\> cmd \>\> {enter} Start \>\> Run \>\> cmd \>\> {enter} In cmd1... node-red -p 1880 -u c:/node-red-1880 In cmd2... node-red -p 1881 -u c:/node-red-1881 In cmd3... node-red -p 1882 -u c:/node-red-1882 In cmd4... node-red -p 1884 -u c:/no…

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command line info [here](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/local#command-line-usage)

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