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+How to get multiple instances running on Windows.
+
+# Prerequisites
+Working base install of Radarr installed as a service. (Windows Installer: [https://radarr.video](https://radarr.video))
+
+NSSM ([https://nssm.cc/](https://nssm.cc/))
+
+# Steps:
+![](https://i.imgur.com/NxsE6dw.png)
+1. Open Services and stop the existing Radarr Service (Run services.msc from a CMD window or Run command, double click on Radarr, hit stop and in the drop down set start up to be disabled.)
+
+2. Unpack the NSSM exe to somewhere easy to get to and make sure you are using the right version for your OS (32 or 64 bit)
+
+![](https://i.imgur.com/1aErMx4.png)
+
+3. Open an explorer window to the directory of C:\ProgramData\.  Find Radarr and I suggest backing up this directory.
+
+4. Make a new Radarr directory for how ever many instances you need.  (My case I made a Radarr-HD and Radarr-4K as I wanted to keep my 4K downloads from overwriting my 1080p)
+
+4. Open two CMD windows with admin rights and navigate to where you have the NSSM saved.
+
+5. In the first window issue the command
+
+         nssm edit radarr
+
+![](https://i.imgur.com/wHzE0TG.png)
+
+This first NSSM window is meant for a point of reference so you can look back for info for the next two steps.
+
+6. In the other CMD window, issue the command 
+
+        nssm install Radarr-HD
+
+![](https://i.imgur.com/mzUgsMa.png)
+
+7. In path place or browse to
+
+        C:\ProgramData\Radarr\bin\Radarr.Console.exe
+
+Confirm Start up directory is
+ 
+        C:\ProgramData\Radarr\bin
+
+And here is the key to the multiple instance, place in arguments
+
+        -data=C:\ProgramData\Radarr-HD
+
+![](https://i.imgur.com/kN8kY92.png)
+
+8. Now confirm with the NSSM window from Step 5, that you have matching info in the Details, Log on, and Dependencies Tabs.
+
+9. Click Install Service
+
+10. Now start the second one with
+
+        nssm install Radarr-4K
+
+11.  Now repeat steps 7 through 9 with only changing the argument line and matching the other 3 tabs again.
+
+        C:\ProgramData\Radarr\bin\Radarr.Console.exe
+
+        C:\ProgramData\Radarr\bin
+
+        -data=C:\ProgramData\Radarr-4K
+
+12.  Go ahead and start one of the services.  (In my case, the 4K one)
+
+![](https://i.imgur.com/RrtUsEi.png)
+
+13.  Open up the directory associated to the service you choose and find the config.xml
+
+![](https://i.imgur.com/WEIqIuK.png)
+
+14. Edit the Config file and change the port numbers.  (I just added one more to each port number)
+
+15. Stop this current service.
+
+16. Start the other service.  If you have more than two or if you just want to change the port repeat 13 and 14.
+
+17.  Restart the first service again.
+
+# Conclusion
+
+This should leave you with 2 working instances of Radarr with different databases.  You will need to config each one separately.  (though if you are adapting this from a working install, you can copy across the other files in C:\ProgramData\Radarr to copy the setup, just leave the BIN directory behind.)
+
+Remember to open up firewall ports for the new ports you chose too.
+
+Thank you to JDIacobbo for giving me a starting point with this ([https://github.com/Radarr/Radarr/wiki/Multiple-Instances-on-Windows](https://github.com/Radarr/Radarr/wiki/Multiple-Instances-on-Windows))
+
+I mostly wrote this for my future self when I need to redo this and I don't really want to have to relearn that one bit of process I am going to forget.