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# Working with Events

Overview of working with events in GridGain, including the available event types and how to listen to them.

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[Enabling and Listening to Events](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/gridgain8-development/messaging-and-events/events/listening-to-events.md)
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How to enable, listen to, and query local and remote events in GridGain, including batching and event storage configuration.
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[Events](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/gridgain8-development/messaging-and-events/events/events.md)
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Reference of GridGain event types, describing when and where each event is generated and how to use them.
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