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# Messaging and Events

Communicate across the cluster — topic-based messaging and listening to cluster events.

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[Messaging](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/gridgain8-development/messaging-and-events/messaging.md)
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Topic-based, cluster-wide messaging in GridGain using the IgniteMessaging interface to publish and subscribe to messages.
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[Working with Events](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/gridgain8-development/messaging-and-events/events.md)
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Overview of working with events in GridGain, including the available event types and how to listen to them.
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