= Hot Rod Connectors
Hot Rod connector declarations enable Hot Rod servers.

[source,xml,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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include::config_examples/endpoints_hotrod_connector.xml[]
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* `name="hotrod"` logically names the Hot Rod connector. By default the name is derived from the socket binding name, for example _hotrod-default_.
* `topology-state-transfer` tunes the state transfer operations that provide Hot Rod clients with cluster topology.
* `authentication` configures SASL authentication mechanisms.
* `encryption` configures TLS settings for client connections.

.Reference

link:{configdocroot}[urn:infinispan:server] schema provides all available
Hot Rod connector configuration.
