# Elasticsearch multiple instances on single host

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-multiple-instances-on-single-host/136491>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 19, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-multiple-instances-on-single-host/136491 "2018-06-19T12:35:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Julian\_Daly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@Julian\_Daly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Julian_Daly)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-multiple-instances-on-single-host/136491/1 "2018-06-19T12:35:55Z")

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Hallo

Is it possible after installing elasticsearch 5.6.9 through apt-get install that I can run 2 instances on one host ? ( The host has 96GB ram )  
Or would it be better to install using by download and then command line run mutlple instances?  
I would prefer to run the 2 instances using service elasticsearch start.

thank you  
julian

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-multiple-instances-on-single-host/136491/2 "2018-07-17T12:43:30Z")

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