From 955b93b987c090fabc518639f9b1ae7e549de88a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt DesLauriers <dave.des@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:34:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update making-a-pear-desktop-app.md (#53)

add note about running two pear apps
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 guide/making-a-pear-desktop-app.md | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/guide/making-a-pear-desktop-app.md b/guide/making-a-pear-desktop-app.md
index b175ddc..abf9fed 100644
--- a/guide/making-a-pear-desktop-app.md
+++ b/guide/making-a-pear-desktop-app.md
@@ -266,7 +266,11 @@ function onMessageAdded (from, message) {
 
 ## Step 4. Chat
 
-Open two app instances by running `pear dev` in two terminals.
+Open two app instances by running `pear dev` in two terminals. For now, you will need to specify a different storage directory for the second `pear` instance to allow for two instances to run simultaneously:
+
+```
+pear dev -s /tmp/tmp_pear_instance
+```
 
 In the first app, click on `Create`. A random topic will appear at the top.