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title: "Streams and consumers as separate entities"
description: "How can you separate stream storage from consumer reading position?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T18.01/"
topicId: "T18.01"
---

> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you separate stream storage from consumer reading position?

## What we will work through

Separate stream storage from consumer reading position.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Pub/Sub and subjects in Core NATS; At-most-once and at-least-once in one scenario.

- [Pub/Sub and subjects in Core NATS](/en/articles/topics/T17.01/)
- [At-most-once and at-least-once in one scenario](/en/articles/topics/T22.02/)