RPi; IP address range and multiple instances of a process

[Sequence]

Hi all,

I am looking for a certain solution which would enable me to run 10 or x instances of a server process (java.jar) on a RPi. Easy yes, however, each process instance should communicate through its own static IP-address. The IP side is covered, I have 10 different static IPv4 addresses which I have available to me and the gateway to route them.

At first, I thought the only way forward was to run 10 VM's on a RPi, each configured as a separate host with its own IP. However, I thought it might be wise to ask around first before diving into virtualization on a RPi...

Would anybody be able to give his/her two cents?

Thanks in advance.

[cpc464]

I thought the normal way to do this was to have each process use a different port, rather than a different IP address. Using different ports should be quite easy. To use different IP addresses, you should be able to just add each IP address to the eth0 device. Either in the same subnet/vlan, or on different vlans.

Not sure a Pi will be able to run 10 instances of your jar thingy. The CPU and memory needed by each will need to be quite low.

[rpdom]

It is possible to have virtual IP interfaces with different IP addresses on one physical interface, without the need for a VM (eth0:0, eth0:1 etc), but I agree that different port numbers would be a better solution.