# Increase Message VPN limit

**URL:** <https://community.solace.com/t/increase-message-vpn-limit/1236>\
**Category:** Solace Event Broker\
**Created:** [April 19, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/increase-message-vpn-limit/1236 "2022-04-19T10:30:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![jahwag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@jahwag](https://community.solace.com/u/jahwag)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/increase-message-vpn-limit/1236/1 "2022-04-19T10:30:30Z")

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I am running docker for Mac as described here [Setting Up Container Images](https://docs.solace.com/Solace-SW-Broker-Set-Up/Docker-Containers/Set-Up-Docker-Container-macOS.htm) \>  
Container starts OK. But will not allow me to create more than 3 VPN - it responds “Message VPN limit reached”. I cannot find any relevant documentation covering this configuration option. How do I increase the maximum number of VPN? My use case requires 4 VPN.  
My docker-compose.yml:  
solace:

> image: solace/solace-pubsub-standard:9.4.0.85  
> shm\_size: 4g  
> ulimits:  
> core: 1  
> nofile:  
> soft: 418332  
> hard: 418332  
> environment:  
> - username\_admin\_globalaccesslevel=admin  
> - username\_admin\_password=admin  
> - system\_scaling\_maxconnectioncount=1000  
> ports:  
> - “8080:8080”  
> - “55551:55555”  
> Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

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**Author:** ![uherbst](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/solace/user_avatar/community.solace.com/uherbst/32/291_2.png) [@uherbst](https://community.solace.com/u/uherbst)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/increase-message-vpn-limit/1236/2 "2022-04-19T11:04:26Z")

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Hi @jahwag,  
you’re using the standard edition, and the standard edition has a low message vpn limit - as documented here:  
[Editions of the Software Event Broker](https://docs.solace.com/Solace-SW-Broker-Set-Up/Setting-Up-SW-Brokers.htm)  
If you need 4 message vpns you can either use multiple standard editions or use the enterprise edition (where a license is required).  
BTW: In your docker compose file, version 9.4 is used… You should change this to 9.13. (but this wont change anything on the number of message vpns you can use).

Uli

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**Author:** ![jahwag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@jahwag](https://community.solace.com/u/jahwag)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/increase-message-vpn-limit/1236/3 "2022-04-19T12:03:27Z")

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@uherbst  
Thank you for clearing that up!  
Mixed up editions. Earlier we used Enterprise 8.5.0.1008. I have located a more recent version, Solace PubSub+ Enterprise Version 9.12.1.17. However with it I am still receiving the error message “Message VPN limit reached.”.

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**Author:** ![uherbst](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/solace/user_avatar/community.solace.com/uherbst/32/291_2.png) [@uherbst](https://community.solace.com/u/uherbst)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/increase-message-vpn-limit/1236/4 "2022-04-19T12:11:34Z")

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Just to be very clear here: You use Enterprise Version 9.12.1.17 and you can only create 3 message-vpns ?

> Please do in cli:  
> show version  
> show message-vpn \*

and copy the output here.

Uli

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**Author:** ![jahwag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@jahwag](https://community.solace.com/u/jahwag)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/increase-message-vpn-limit/1236/5 "2022-04-19T12:32:43Z")

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I think it was cached layers causing some issue. It cleared up now. Thanks!