///

## Multiple Workers { #multiple-workers }

You can start multiple workers with the `--workers` command line option:

//// tab | `fastapi`

If you use the `fastapi` command:

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```console

/// tip | Consejo

No te preocupes si algunos de estos elementos sobre **contenedores**, Docker, o Kubernetes no tienen mucho sentido todavía.

Te contaré más sobre imágenes de contenedores, Docker, Kubernetes, etc. en un capítulo futuro: [FastAPI en Contenedores - Docker](docker.md){.internal-link target=_blank}.

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## Pasos Previos Antes de Iniciar

* mount (verb): montar
* statement (as in code statement): statement (do not translate to "declaración" or "sentencia")
* worker process: worker process (do not translate to "proceso trabajador" or "proceso de trabajo")
* worker processes: worker processes (do not translate to "procesos trabajadores" or "procesos de trabajo")
* worker: worker (do not translate to "trabajador")
* load balancer: load balancer (do not translate to "balanceador de carga")

In this example, there's a **Manager Process** that starts and controls two **Worker Processes**.

This Manager Process would probably be the one listening on the **port** in the IP. And it would transmit all the communication to the worker processes.

/// note | Technical Details

The Docker image was created when Uvicorn didn't support managing and restarting dead workers, so it was needed to use Gunicorn with Uvicorn, which added quite some complexity, just to have Gunicorn manage and restart the Uvicorn worker processes.

/// tip | Tipp

Machen Sie sich keine Sorgen, wenn einige dieser Punkte zu **Containern**, Docker oder Kubernetes noch nicht viel Sinn ergeben.

Ich werde Ihnen in einem zukünftigen Kapitel mehr über Container-Images, Docker, Kubernetes, usw. erzählen: [FastAPI in Containern – Docker](docker.md){.internal-link target=_blank}.

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## Schritte vor dem Start

		workers = workers[:len(workers)-1]
		worker <- expiryOp(nil)
		es.stats.workers.Add(-1)
	}
	// Atomically replace workers.
	es.workers.Store(&workers)
}

// Worker handles 4 types of expiration tasks.
// 1. Expiry of objects, includes regular and transitioned objects
// 2. Expiry of noncurrent versions due to NewerNoncurrentVersions

/// note | Detalles Técnicos

La imagen de Docker se creó cuando Uvicorn no soportaba gestionar y reiniciar workers muertos, por lo que era necesario usar Gunicorn con Uvicorn, lo que añadía bastante complejidad, solo para que Gunicorn gestionara y reiniciara los worker processes de Uvicorn.

import java.util.logging.Logger
import okhttp3.internal.addIfAbsent
import okhttp3.internal.concurrent.TaskRunner.Companion.INSTANCE
import okhttp3.internal.okHttpName
import okhttp3.internal.threadFactory

/**
 * A set of worker threads that are shared among a set of task queues.
 *
 * Use [INSTANCE] for a task runner that uses daemon threads. There is not currently a shared
 * instance for non-daemon threads.
 *

	if (checkOld > 0 && len(p.workers) != checkOld) || n == len(p.workers) || n < 1 {
		// Either already satisfied or worker count changed while we waited for the lock.
		return
	}
	for len(p.workers) < n {
		input := make(chan ReplicationWorkerOperation, 10000)
		p.workers = append(p.workers, input)

		go p.AddWorker(input, &p.activeWorkers)
	}
	for len(p.workers) > n {
		worker := p.workers[len(p.workers)-1]