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| [FAQ](faq) > [Configuration](configuration) > [How do I configure distributed queues or topics](how-do-i-configure-distributed-queues-or-topics) |
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| How do I configure distributed queues or topics |
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| You don't need to explicitly [configure distributed queues or topics](how-do-i-configure-the-queues-i-want) as any queue or topic is automatically distributed across other brokers when the brokers are configured in either a store and forward network or a master/slave cluster. |
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| So you just need to connect brokers together to form either |
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| * a [Store and Forward Network of Brokers](networks-of-brokers), which means the messages travel from broker to broker until they reach a consumer; with each message being owned by a single broker at any point in time |
| * a [Master/Slave Cluster](masterslave), which means all messages are replicated across each broker in the master/slave cluster |
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| ### Also see |
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| * [How do I configure the queues I want](how-do-i-configure-the-queues-i-want) |
| * [How do distributed queues work](how-do-distributed-queues-work) |
| * [Networks of Brokers](networks-of-brokers) |
| * [MasterSlave](masterslave) |
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