# Step 6: Starting the blobber containers

To start all the blobber containers navigate to the `blobber/docker.local/blobber|i>` directories and run the start script. For instance, let's run 2 blobbers.

1. Open two different terminal tabs and first navigate to the `blobber/docker.local/blobber1` directory using

```
cd blobber/docker.local/blobber1
```

2. Run the following command for starting the blobber

```
 ../bin/blobber.start_bls.sh
```

Wait till blobber is ready to listen to requests. Here is a screenshot of blobber up and running.

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**Note:** If you are getting `insufficient balance to pay fee` errors when starting blobbers, you can turn off fees in[ 0chain.yaml.server\_chain.smart\_contract.miner](https://github.com/0chain/0chain/blob/3c38dfd0920675d86876a5b8895272cb66ded9ad/docker.local/config/0chain.yaml#LL96C3-L96C16) by adjusting true to false.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 by changing the blobber directory to (blobber 2,3 etc) in new terminal tabs to start more blobbers

**Notes :**

* Run each blobber on the new terminal tab
* To avoid errors, run the command specified in step 2 by only navigating to blobber directories.
* If you are not able to locate blobber directories, have a look at the [Initialize the blobber directories](https://github.com/0chain/gitbookdocs/blob/main/broken-reference/README.md) section.