# Unable to create another node-red instance

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-create-another-node-red-instance/71902>\
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**Created:** [9 December 2022 05:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-create-another-node-red-instance/71902 "2022-12-09T05:36:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![sahsha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sahsha/32/43845_2.png) [@sahsha](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sahsha)\
**Post date:** [9 December 2022 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-create-another-node-red-instance/71902/4 "2022-12-09T09:55:34Z")

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need to ask one more thing. to have these instances auto started.

I need to edit `nodered.service` files present in locations :

`/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants`  
`/lib/systemd/system`

edit lines -  
existing  
`EnvironmentFile=-/home/scada/.node-red/EnvironmentFile`  
and adding below ([referred link](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1226079/multiple-environmentfiles-for-systemd-service-file)):  
`EnvironmentFile=-/node-reds/node-red-1881/EnvironmentFile`  
`EnvironmentFile=-/node-reds/node-red-1882/EnvironmentFile`  
`EnvironmentFile=-/node-reds/node-red-1883/EnvironmentFile` ([avoiding 1883 instance as suggested in the post](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-multiple-instances/9787/7))  
`EnvironmentFile=-/node-reds/node-red-1884/EnvironmentFile`  
`EnvironmentFile=-/node-reds/node-red-1885/EnvironmentFile`

Is this correct? Or is there any other way?

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