# Creating a second public edge router

**URL:** <https://openziti.discourse.group/t/creating-a-second-public-edge-router/539>\
**Category:** Ziti Overlay\
**Created:** [June 1, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/creating-a-second-public-edge-router/539 "2022-06-01T01:13:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![markamind](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/markamind/32/157_2.png) [@markamind](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/markamind)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/creating-a-second-public-edge-router/539/17 "2022-06-05T23:33:42Z")

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> [@markamind](#):
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> PS\>. I also just realised you also need to create an identity for the edge router that you will use for enrolment

Actually.. this may not be right.. as I noticed that the router jwt file is outputted when its created ..

edge create edge-router "${ZITI\_EDGE\_ROUTER\_RAWNAME}" -o "${ZITI\_HOME\_OS\_SPECIFIC}/${ZITI\_EDGE\_ROUTER\_RAWNAME}.jwt" -t -a "public"

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