# Install 2 copies of Joplin (working/test?)

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/install-2-copies-of-joplin-working-test/9868>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [3 July 2020 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/install-2-copies-of-joplin-working-test/9868 "2020-07-03T14:27:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![rqk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@rqk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/rqk)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2020 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/install-2-copies-of-joplin-working-test/9868/1 "2020-07-03T14:27:01Z")

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Is it possible to have two copies (versions?) of Joplin installed at one time on Linux? I would like a second version for testing (specifically testing WebDAV synchronization) to see if I can set up an alternative to Dropbox. With so much data in Joplin, I’d rather not have to experiment on my current working setup even with exporting a backup.

A second version would also be good for testing beta versions of Joplin.

One option is to use a Virtual Machine, but that seems like a bit of overkill for this purpose.

OS: Kubuntu 20.04  
Joplin: 1.0.224

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**Author:** ![roman\_r\_m](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roman_r_m/32/3297_2.png) [@roman\_r\_m](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roman_r_m)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2020 14:28 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/install-2-copies-of-joplin-working-test/9868/2 "2020-07-03T14:28:42Z")

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You can use the portable version for this.

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**Author:** ![tessus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/tessus/32/13_2.png) [@tessus](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tessus)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2020 14:58 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/install-2-copies-of-joplin-working-test/9868/3 "2020-07-03T14:58:26Z")

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Or the `--profile` parameter (which is not supported).

Or start Joplin from within the source tree. This will start a dev version.

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**Author:** ![cyr06](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/cyr06/32/4458_2.png) [@cyr06](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/cyr06)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2020 16:32 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/install-2-copies-of-joplin-working-test/9868/4 "2020-07-03T16:32:00Z")

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I never found details of how to use --profile parameter on desktop application, can you tell more ? is it planned to be supported ?