docs/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-pubsub/setup-inmemory.md

type	title	linkTitle	description	aliases
docs	In Memory	In Memory	Detailed documentation on the In Memory pubsub component	/operations/components/setup-pubsub/supported-pubsub/setup-inmemory/

The In Memory pub/sub component is useful for development purposes and works inside of a single machine boundary.

Component format

apiVersion: dapr.io/v1alpha1
kind: Component
metadata:
  name: pubsub
spec:
  type: pubsub.in-memory
  version: v1
  metadata: []

Note: in-memory does not require any specific metadata for the component to work, however spec.metadata is a required field.

Related links

• [Basic schema for a Dapr component]({{< ref component-schema >}}) in the Related links section
• Read [this guide]({{< ref "howto-publish-subscribe.md#step-2-publish-a-topic" >}}) for instructions on configuring pub/sub components
• [Pub/Sub building block]({{< ref pubsub >}})