<p>I ended up having the ca-site.ca host all of the locales (<code>en_us</code>, <code>en_ca</code> and <code>fr_ca</code>).  The <code>en_us</code> locale was then set up to be a proxy for the usa-site.com site.  That way, it's easier to maintain the code base, as well as managing the content.</p>

<p>Craft's locale functionality is indeed amazing.  I do hope they come up with a solution that allows multi parent domain management.</p>

<p>@Matt P BTW thanks for the answer, I wanted to comment to it but rep is too low :)</p>

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biko
<p>Craft has exceptional locale functionality, which would cater for your different languages. </p>

<p>See here for <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/408/are-there-any-intentions-to-release-multisite-support-for-craft">relevant answer...</a></p>

<p>Besides the above, I understand that:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Multi-location/domain installation is not possible at the moment.</p></li>
<li><p>the licence for Craft applies to a domain. So for your example, each domain would require a separate Craft licence.</p></li>
</ol>

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2016-03-02T17:49:39.187Z
Actually, the license for Craft permits multi-domain use (as long as all the domains point to the same Craft installation). However, you're only allowed to access the _Control Panel_ on a single domain, per license. To that end, I've previously set up multi-domain Craft installs that redirect to the license-holding domain whenever a user attempts to access the Control Panel. [More info here](https://craftcms.com/support/license-enforcement#single-website-enforcement).
Mats Mikkel Rummelhoff
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@MatsMikkelRummelhoff thanks for clarifying. That's really good to know!
Matt P
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Thanks for the clarification.  Unfortunately I couldn't go with your solution as I have sites on completely different domains and hosts.
biko
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Matt P
<p>Is it possible to share one craft install across 2 servers?  Say I have a US site (en only) hosted in the US and a Canadian site (en and fr) hosted in Canada.</p>

<p>E.g.</p>

<pre><code>usa-site.com (english)
ca-site.ca (english)
ca-site.ca/fr (french)
</code></pre>

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Run a localized site using one Craft install on 2 servers
# Run a localized site using one Craft install on 2 servers

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-02)

Is it possible to share one craft install across 2 servers?  Say I have a US site (en only) hosted in the US and a Canadian site (en and fr) hosted in Canada.
E.g.
usa-site.com (english)
ca-site.ca (english)
ca-site.ca/fr (french)

**Tags:** localization, multi-site

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2016-03-31. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

I ended up having the ca-site.ca host all of the locales (`en_us`, `en_ca` and `fr_ca`). The `en_us` locale was then set up to be a proxy for the usa-site.com site. That way, it's easier to maintain the code base, as well as managing the content.

Craft's locale functionality is indeed amazing. I do hope they come up with a solution that allows multi parent domain management.

@Matt P BTW thanks for the answer, I wanted to comment to it but rep is too low :)


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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-03-02. Score: 2

Craft has exceptional locale functionality, which would cater for your different languages.

See here for [relevant answer...](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/408/are-there-any-intentions-to-release-multisite-support-for-craft)

Besides the above, I understand that:

1. Multi-location/domain installation is not possible at the moment.
2. the licence for Craft applies to a domain. So for your example, each domain would require a separate Craft licence.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Actually, the license for Craft permits multi-domain use (as long as all the domains point to the same Craft installation). However, you're only allowed to access the _Control Panel_ on a single domain, per license. To that end, I've previously set up multi-domain Craft installs that redirect to the license-holding domain whenever a user attempts to access the Control Panel. [More info here](https://craftcms.com/support/license-enforcement#single-website-enforcement).  
> **username_1**: @MatsMikkelRummelhoff thanks for clarifying. That's really good to know!  
> **username_0**: Thanks for the clarification.  Unfortunately I couldn't go with your solution as I have sites on completely different domains and hosts.  

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