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 If not specified the password will default to an empty string.
 
+## Running several ISAR instances locally
+
+To run several ISAR instances in parallel locally:
+1. Generate a guid: https://www.guidgenerator.com/
+2. Open a new terminal in the isar folder
+3. Run the following command before running main.py:
+
+```
+export ISAR_API_PORT=port_name_higher_than_1024 ISAR_ISAR_ID=guid ISAR_ROBOT_NAME=random_robot_name
+```
+
 # Contributions
 
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