# Creating multiple workers with a bash script Setting up multiple worker configuration files manually can be time-consuming. You can alternatively create multiple worker configuration files with a simple `bash` script. For example: ```sh #!/bin/bash for i in {1..5} do cat << EOF >> generic_worker$i.yaml worker_app: synapse.app.generic_worker worker_name: generic_worker$i # The replication listener on the main synapse process. worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1 worker_replication_http_port: 9093 worker_listeners: - type: http port: 808$i resources: - names: [client, federation] worker_log_config: /etc/matrix-synapse/generic-worker-log.yaml EOF done ``` This would create five generic workers with a unique `worker_name` field in each file and listening on ports 8081-8085. Customise the script to your needs.