# specify a config file to run multiple bro instances on one server

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/specify-a-config-file-to-run-multiple-bro-instances-on-one-server/2349>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [July 11, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/specify-a-config-file-to-run-multiple-bro-instances-on-one-server/2349 "2012-07-11T13:17:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Panaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Panaman](https://community.zeek.org/u/Panaman)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/specify-a-config-file-to-run-multiple-bro-instances-on-one-server/2349/1 "2012-07-11T13:17:06Z")

</div>

I am trying to figure out how I can run multiple instances of bro with each of them using their own set of bro scripts.  
I don’t really see a way to specify a config file when running it with broctl

Thanks  
Panaman

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Seth\_Hall3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Seth\_Hall3](https://community.zeek.org/u/Seth_Hall3)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/specify-a-config-file-to-run-multiple-bro-instances-on-one-server/2349/2 "2012-07-12T18:17:58Z")

</div>

I assume you are using broctl. If that's true you can load specific scripts with Bro prefix mechanism (it's already enabled with broctl).

Drop a file in your site directory named worker-1.local.bro and it will be automatically loaded by the host named "worker-1".

&nbsp;&nbsp;.Seth

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/specify-a-config-file-to-run-multiple-bro-instances-on-one-server/2349/3 "2022-05-06T15:40:24Z")

</div>