Running two geth instance on same pc

Question

I wanted to run two geth instance simultaneously using

First console
geth --ws --ws.origins http://localhost:3000 --ws.port 8545 --ws.api eth,net,web3,personal --datadir="F:\EthereumMainNet`
Second console
geth --ws --ws.port 8546 --ws.api eth,net,web3,personal --datadir="F:\EthereumMainNet

and I get error about the folder being in used. Is it possible to run multiple instance sharing same --datadir? or do I need to duplicated the EthereumMainNet on different folder to be able to use by other?

Each geth instance needs its own data directory. Also need to use separate p2p port (--port <P2P_PORT>) and different ipc paths (or disable ipc in one of them). — Ismael, Dec 28 '20 at 05:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '20 at 08:10

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You mast to create 2 different instances of the folder EthereumMainNet

answered Dec 27 '20 at 08:10

Mad Jackal

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does it need to have both contain the whole sync data? – Marr Dec 27 '20 at 12:08

Running two geth instance on same pc

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