# RPC

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The RPC datasource allows you to distribute your Forest Admin agent across multiple microservices. Each service runs its own RPC agent, and a main agent aggregates them into a unified admin panel.

### Why use RPC?

* **Microservices architecture**: Your application is split into multiple services, each owning its data
* **Team isolation**: Each team manages their own Forest Admin configuration
* **Independent deployment**: Update one service without redeploying the entire admin panel
* **Scalability**: Distribute load across multiple agents

### Architecture overview

![RPC Architecture](/files/kOjpvLH8VC9plfirahmI)

* **Main agent**: Central aggregator that combines multiple RPC datasources and exposes them to Forest Admin
* **RPC agents**: Service-specific agents that serve their collections via RPC

### Getting started

1. [**Configure the Main agent**](/developer-guide-agents-ruby/data-sources/provided-data-sources/rpc/main.md): Set up the central aggregator that connects to all RPC agents
2. [**Configure RPC agents**](/developer-guide-agents-ruby/data-sources/provided-data-sources/rpc/agent.md): Set up service agents and define cross-RPC relations


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