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= Topic Operator

The Topic Operator manages Kafka topics through custom resources.

The Topic Operator is deployed:

* link:{BookURLDeploying}#deploying-the-topic-operator-using-the-cluster-operator-{context}[Using the Cluster Operator (recommended)^]
* link:{BookURLDeploying}#deploying-the-topic-operator-standalone-{context}[Standalone to operate with Kafka clusters not managed by {ProductName}^]

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include::../modules/overview/con-overview-components-topic-operator.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../modules/con-topic-operator-cluster-label.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../modules/con-how-the-topic-operator-works.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../modules/proc-topic-operator-with-resource-requests-limits.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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