.. _multi_dc: Overview of Multi-Datacenter Deployment Solutions ================================================= You can use |cp| to share or replicate data among multiple datacenters using either the |kconnect-long|-based replication feature, |crep-full|, or using the |ak-tm| protocol itself. Multi-DC Solutions ------------------ Link to the following sections to jump to a product or solution, or skip to :ref:`multi-region-architectures` for a deep dive on architectures, use cases, and implementations applicable to each solution. .. _cluster_linking_summary: - :ref:`cluster-linking` |cluster-linking| allows you to directly connect clusters together and mirror topics from one cluster to another without the need for |kconnect|. |cluster-linking| makes it much easier to build multi-datacenter, multi-cluster, and hybrid cloud deployments. Also available on |ccloud|, as described in :cloud:`Cluster Linking on Confluent Cloud|multi-cloud/cluster-linking.html`. .. _replicator_summary: - :ref:`Confluent Replicator ` |crep| is a |kconnect|-based |cp| component that allows two distinct |ak| clusters to replicate data in either active-passive or active-active architectures. .. _bmrr_summary: - :ref:`bmrr` With |bmrr| you can deploy |cp| across regional datacenters with automated client failover in the event of a disaster. It enables synchronous and asynchronous replication by topic, and all the replication is offset preserving. (Note: This is a |cp| feature only, and is not available on |ccloud|.)