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title: "Mapping realms, clients, and users"
description: "How are realms, clients, and users related in Keycloak?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T09.01/"
topicId: "T09.01"
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> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How are realms, clients, and users related in Keycloak?

## What we will work through

Design a minimal Keycloak configuration for an application and organization.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Authentication, authorization, and sessions: separate responsibilities; OAuth participants and delegated access.

- [Authentication, authorization, and sessions: separate responsibilities](/en/articles/topics/T02.01/)
- [OAuth participants and delegated access](/en/articles/topics/T04.01/)