# Starting Multiple Repo's at once

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/starting-multiple-repos-at-once/40377>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Created:** [June 15, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/starting-multiple-repos-at-once/40377 "2021-06-15T15:57:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![rohan-singhvi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/rohan-singhvi/32/27615_2.png) [@rohan-singhvi](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/rohan-singhvi)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/starting-multiple-repos-at-once/40377/1 "2021-06-15T15:57:36Z")

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Currently, I have a frontend server running on REACT, and my backend is running on Node.js. They are 2 different repositories, which rely on each other. If I am in my frontend repository, and want to start up the backend server, how would I do so. I also need to get some files from the backend repository to set up my database, is there a way I can access a different repository from the one I am currently in? If so, and if anybody has done something similar, could you attach an example?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![dsinn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/dsinn/32/26007_2.png) [@dsinn](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/dsinn)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/starting-multiple-repos-at-once/40377/2 "2021-06-22T18:44:11Z")

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I don’t have an example on hand but I believe git submodules can do the job, but you’ll need to a key that can access both repos: [Adding an SSH Key to CircleCI - CircleCI](https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/add-ssh-key/)

There is also apparently an orb that can save a couple of lines, but you don’t have to use it of course: [CircleCI Developer Hub - opuscapita/git](https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/opuscapita/git)