# Bridge Topic Subscriptions - Remote versus Local

**URL:** <https://community.solace.com/t/bridge-topic-subscriptions-remote-versus-local/1460>\
**Category:** Solace Event Portal\
**Created:** [October 29, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/bridge-topic-subscriptions-remote-versus-local/1460 "2022-10-29T19:25:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![richsolace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@richsolace](https://community.solace.com/u/richsolace)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/bridge-topic-subscriptions-remote-versus-local/1460/1 "2022-10-29T19:25:54Z")

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SolAdmin shows both Remote topic and Local topic subscriptions for a configured VPN bridge. I know the remote topic subscriptions is what you apply to the bridge to attract topics over the bridge. What is the local topic subscription for?