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## What is gRPC?
gRPC enables communication between clients and servers using any combination of gRPC's supported languages, helping you to build distributed applications and services.
In gRPC, like other RPC systems...
In gRPC, like other RPC systems, a *client* application can directly call methods on a *server* application on a different machine as if it was a local object, making it easier for you to create distributed applications and services. gRPC clients and servers can run and talk to each other in a variety of environments - from servers inside Google to your own desktop - and can be written in any of gRPC's supported languages. So, for example, you can easily create a gRPC server in Java with clients in Go, Python, or Ruby.
### Plays well with Protocol Buffers
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<a name="setup"></a>
### Setup
The rest of this page explains how to set up your local machine to work with
the example code.
If you just want to read the example, you can go straight to the [next step](#servicedef).
This section explains how to set up your local machine to work with
the example code. If you just want to read the example, you can go straight to the [next step](#servicedef).
#### Install Git