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Is it possible to install or run multiple copies of a snap package, each with it's own isolated copy of app config / data?

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  • I know it's possible to install two instances of the same snap package, because I've done it, but I don't remember how I did it. I'm posting this comment as a service to anyone who would otherwise post an answer claiming in it that it can't be done.
    – karel
    Apr 18, 2018 at 11:27
  • Parallel snap installs is listed as upcoming on the snapd roadmap. If you have the snapcraft.yaml then you may be able to do it now by renaming the snap, snapping by setting up LXD then running SNAPCRAFT_CONTAINER_BUILDS=1 snapcraft (not snapcraft cleanbuild), then installing the snap with --dangerous.
    – Ads20000
    Apr 23, 2018 at 16:02

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It is possible to do parallel installs from version 2.36 of snapd (snap --version), which includes the version on Ubuntu 18.10.

# Enable parallel instances
sudo snap set system experimental.parallel-instances=true

# First instance - normal install (not required)
sudo snap install myapp

# Second or more instances
sudo snap install myapp myapp_two
sudo snap install myapp myapp_three

Not that the instance name must match <snap-name>_<instance-key> - it can't have an arbitrary name.

Documentation: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/parallel-installs/7679

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