Selenium WebDriver Multi-Threading & Browser Hiding using Java

Question

I'm using the Java API of the Selenium WebDriver:

Is it possible to create multiple instances of the Selenium WebDriver from different threads simultaneously without conflict?
How do I change the path of the firefox installation directory that WebDriver uses if I installed firefox in a different directory?
How can I hide all the instances of the browsers(e.g firefox) that those threads started?

Thank you.

prestomanifesto · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-24 00:43:24Z

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I can give you an answer to your first question.

Yes, you can run multiple driver instances simultaneously. However it is not recommended to run more than 5 or so instances at once in a single selenium server. Selenium Grid was designed specifically for this (it is bundled with the Selenium Server).

answered Sep 24, 2011 at 0:43

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Nestor Urquiza Over a year ago

For your second issue and if using Linux you could take a look at the solution proposed at stackoverflow.com/a/38768819/399959

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