<p>You can create a new username for Bitcoin cash or change default directory.</p>

<pre><code>adduser BitcoinCashUser 

su BitcoinCashUser

BitcoinCashd -daemon
</code></pre>

<p>Now make sure it has own directory </p>

<pre><code>cd ~/.bitcoin
</code></pre>

<p>You should find the files in here.</p>

<p><strong>Change Bitcoin Directory</strong></p>

<p>Follow these instructions on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinABC/comments/6um84l/how_can_i_run_bitcoin_and_bitcoin_cash_on_the/?st=jdxn9tw2&amp;sh=b27f1976" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> </p>

<p>Note: kill bitcoin-cash before start it again. </p>

<pre><code>ps ax | grep bitcoinCashd
kill -9 &lt;Process ID&gt;
</code></pre>

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Tailer
<p>I followed the great answer here <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/68522/how-to-install-bitcoin-legacy-and-bitcoin-cash-on-the-same-ubuntu-server/68576">how to install bitcoin legacy and bitcoin cash on the same ubuntu server?</a></p>

<p>and installed bitcoinCash client to my ubuntu server.</p>

<p>Now I have both binaries available but they both work on same configs and same blockchains as I see. </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Ww4kx.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Ww4kx.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>There supposed be a way how to tell bitcoinCash client to download its own chain and use its own keys, but I cant figure out where those setup files for bitcoinCash are located and how to change them.</p>

<p>Could anyone help pls?</p>

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Run bitcoinCash on same server with bitcoin
Denis Matafonov
# Run bitcoinCash on same server with bitcoin

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-21)

I followed the great answer here [how to install bitcoin legacy and bitcoin cash on the same ubuntu server?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/68522/how-to-install-bitcoin-legacy-and-bitcoin-cash-on-the-same-ubuntu-server/68576)

and installed bitcoinCash client to my ubuntu server.

Now I have both binaries available but they both work on same configs and same blockchains as I see.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Ww4kx.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Ww4kx.png)

There supposed be a way how to tell bitcoinCash client to download its own chain and use its own keys, but I cant figure out where those setup files for bitcoinCash are located and how to change them.

Could anyone help pls?

**Tags:** bitcoin-cash


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-21. Score: 1

You can create a new username for Bitcoin cash or change default directory.

```
adduser BitcoinCashUser 

su BitcoinCashUser

BitcoinCashd -daemon

```

Now make sure it has own directory

```
cd ~/.bitcoin

```

You should find the files in here.

**Change Bitcoin Directory**

Follow these instructions on [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinABC/comments/6um84l/how_can_i_run_bitcoin_and_bitcoin_cash_on_the/?st=jdxn9tw2&sh=b27f1976)

Note: kill bitcoin-cash before start it again.

```
ps ax | grep bitcoinCashd
kill -9 <Process ID>

```


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