diff --git a/.devops/cpu.Dockerfile b/.devops/cpu.Dockerfile
index 9459f08c10c94..aed4da74c2db2 100644
--- a/.devops/cpu.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devops/cpu.Dockerfile
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 
 RUN if [ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ]; then \
-        cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON; \
+        cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON; \
     elif [ "$TARGETARCH" = "arm64" ]; then \
-        cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DGGML_CPU_ARM_ARCH=${GGML_CPU_ARM_ARCH}; \
+        cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_CPU_ARM_ARCH=${GGML_CPU_ARM_ARCH}; \
     else \
         echo "Unsupported architecture"; \
         exit 1; \
diff --git a/.devops/cuda.Dockerfile b/.devops/cuda.Dockerfile
index 94f143397233f..ca63b028525f3 100644
--- a/.devops/cuda.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devops/cuda.Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN if [ "${CUDA_DOCKER_ARCH}" != "default" ]; then \
     export CMAKE_ARGS="-DCMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES=${CUDA_DOCKER_ARCH}"; \
     fi && \
-    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_CUDA=ON -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined . && \
+    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_CUDA=ON -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined . && \
     cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc)
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/lib && \
diff --git a/.devops/intel.Dockerfile b/.devops/intel.Dockerfile
index c8839fe027c5a..cc2774ab06a99 100644
--- a/.devops/intel.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devops/intel.Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN if [ "${GGML_SYCL_F16}" = "ON" ]; then \
         && export OPT_SYCL_F16="-DGGML_SYCL_F16=ON"; \
     fi && \
     echo "Building with dynamic libs" && \
-    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF ${OPT_SYCL_F16} && \
+    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF ${OPT_SYCL_F16} && \
     cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc)
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/lib && \
diff --git a/.devops/musa.Dockerfile b/.devops/musa.Dockerfile
index e0f1ad9728b09..c96e4ba13b2a6 100644
--- a/.devops/musa.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devops/musa.Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN if [ "${MUSA_DOCKER_ARCH}" != "default" ]; then \
         export CMAKE_ARGS="-DMUSA_ARCHITECTURES=${MUSA_DOCKER_ARCH}"; \
     fi && \
-    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_MUSA=ON -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined . && \
+    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_MUSA=ON -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined . && \
     cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc)
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/lib && \
diff --git a/.devops/rocm.Dockerfile b/.devops/rocm.Dockerfile
index 1c00f1b9c2cd3..5a307da48b513 100644
--- a/.devops/rocm.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devops/rocm.Dockerfile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 
 RUN HIPCXX="$(hipconfig -l)/clang" HIP_PATH="$(hipconfig -R)" \
-    cmake -S . -B build -DGGML_HIP=ON -DAMDGPU_TARGETS=$ROCM_DOCKER_ARCH -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+    cmake -S . -B build -DGGML_HIP=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DAMDGPU_TARGETS=$ROCM_DOCKER_ARCH -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
     && cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc)
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/lib \
diff --git a/.devops/vulkan.Dockerfile b/.devops/vulkan.Dockerfile
index fcd81ffa1e94e..2e88dc5c07587 100644
--- a/.devops/vulkan.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devops/vulkan.Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY . .
 
-RUN cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_VULKAN=1  -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON && \
+RUN cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_VULKAN=1  -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON && \
     cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc)
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/lib && \