# Multi packetbeat instances

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-packetbeat-instances/109127>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** packetbeat\
**Created:** [November 26, 2017, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-packetbeat-instances/109127 "2017-11-26T08:00:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aner\_Izraeli1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Aner\_Izraeli1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Aner_Izraeli1)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-packetbeat-instances/109127/1 "2017-11-26T08:00:51Z")

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Hello,  
Im checking the possibility to use more than 1 packetbeat on the same server. many backetbeat instances in parallel.  
This is because a single packetbeat instance cannot keep up with large volumes of traffic on my environment.  
i have one network interface.

Thanks

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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:** [December 24, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-packetbeat-instances/109127/2 "2017-12-24T08:01:32Z")

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