# Whether ipfs can only have one ipns name

**URL:** https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/whether-ipfs-can-only-have-one-ipns-name/1581
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**Created:** [December 7, 2017, 12:39am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/whether-ipfs-can-only-have-one-ipns-name/1581 "2017-12-07T00:39:34Z")
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### Author: ![tedeum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@tedeum](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/tedeum)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2017, 12:39am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/whether-ipfs-can-only-have-one-ipns-name/1581/1 "2017-12-07T00:39:34Z")

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If I use a different computer, how to operate the original ipfs name?

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### Author: ![lidel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/lidel/32/9853_2.png) [@lidel](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/lidel)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/whether-ipfs-can-only-have-one-ipns-name/1581/2 "2017-12-07T00:57:07Z")

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See:

> [@Can multiple nodes share the same peer id?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/can-multiple-nodes-share-the-same-peer-id/1204):
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> Can I copy the “Identity” part of the config file to another computer so I can use the same peer id on multiple computers? Can these computers be up at the same time and serve content without problems?

**tl;dr** you probably want to create and copy a dedicated key for a name that you want to share between multiple machines