# Multiple Nextcloud instances on Docker? **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹ️ Support\ **Created:** [January 1, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/multiple-nextcloud-instances-on-docker/130279 "2022-01-01T15:35:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DonDowner](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/dondowner/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@DonDowner](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/DonDowner)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/multiple-nextcloud-instances-on-docker/130279/1 "2022-01-01T15:35:27Z")
Is it possible to run multiple instances of Nextcloud on one machine with Docker? I’m a complete Docker newbie. I am about to install NC on a Synology NAS with Docker using a mix of [these intructions / tutorial](https://mariushosting.com/synology-how-to-install-nextcloud-using-docker/) and also [these other ones](https://jakupovic.org/wiki/syno-docker-nextcloud/) and I’m wondering if I would be able to have two different instances running at the same time. Each would need to be accessible with its own IP address in my LAN so that I can configure the reverse proxy on the NAS to route traffic to the correct instance. Thanks for any guidance. ---
**Author:** ![jk2018](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/jk2018/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@jk2018](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/jk2018)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/multiple-nextcloud-instances-on-docker/130279/2 "2022-01-01T19:45:51Z")
Yes. You can run any number of instances behind a reverse proxy. Depending on your network configuration, you may need to make sure they have unique ports. ---
**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/multiple-nextcloud-instances-on-docker/130279/3 "2022-01-01T20:53:00Z")
it is definitely possible. I would recommend you to use different public hostnames e.g. - mycloud.tld - test-cloud.tld - mypartents-cloud.tld and duplicate important infrastructure like DB and redis for every instance. you can share heavy applications like collabora and coturn if you use them… The approach gives you a chance to separate the instances and have a way to test things without touching your production… my setup with docker-compose looks like this ![image](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/1/011f2adc71788cd874bdd4e3132df627991adc5e.png) - nc.mydomain.tld - dev-nc,mydomain.tld are separate docker-compose files (identical besides hostnames and RAM) located in different folders. other containers like traefik (reverse proxy), dns, collabora and coturn run in separated docker-compose applications… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/system/32/29333_2.png) [@system](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/multiple-nextcloud-instances-on-docker/130279/4 "2024-09-23T16:18:19Z")
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