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<@ULVA73B9P> I've got a prefect server running on localhost:4200, how do I start another one on localhost:4201?

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Easiest way: run a second server on a different port.

- Quick start (same config/data directory as the first server):
```
prefect server start --port 4201
```

- Recommended for isolation (separate data dir so the two servers don’t share the same SQLite DB/state):
  - macOS/Linux:
```
PREFECT_HOME=~/.prefect-4201 prefect server start --port 4201
```
  - Windows PowerShell:
```
$env:PREFECT_HOME="$env:USERPROFILE\.prefect-4201"; prefect server start --port 4201
```

Notes:
- If you intentionally want both servers to point at the same backend, avoid duplicate background services by starting the second one without services:
```
prefect server start --port 4201 --no-services
```
- You can also set host explicitly if needed:
```
prefect server start --host 127.0.0.1 --port 4201
```

Docs for more details:
- <https://docs-3.prefect.io/v3/advanced/self-hosted|Self-hosted (Prefect Server) guide>
- <https://docs-3.prefect.io/v3/how-to-guides/configuration/manage-settings|Managing settings and profiles>