# Using AWS Aurora Cloud for PostgreSQL as a source

This section describes how to set up and use an AWS Aurora Cloud for PostgreSQL database as a source in a replication task.

In this section:

* [Prerequisites](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Aurora%20PostgreSQL/aws_prereq_postgresql_source.htm#ar_postgresds_802412600_1652350)
* [Using an account without the "superuser" role](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Aurora%20PostgreSQL/aurora_postgres_superuser_not.htm)
* [Setting up AWS Aurora Cloud for PostgreSQL for CDC (Change data capture)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Aurora%20PostgreSQL/aws_postgres_setting_up.htm)
* [Limitations and considerations](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Aurora%20PostgreSQL/aws_limitations_postgresql_source.htm#ar_postgresds_802412600_1652565)
* [Supported source data types](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Aurora%20PostgreSQL/aws_postgresql_data_types_source.htm#ar_postgresds_802412600_1377123)
* [Homogeneous replication](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Aurora%20PostgreSQL/aws_postgres_Homogeneos.htm)
* [Setting general connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Aurora%20PostgreSQL/aws_set_up_postgresql_db_as_source.htm#ar_postgresds_802412600_1361970)
* [Setting advanced connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Aurora%20PostgreSQL/aws_advanced_prop_postgresql_source.htm#ar_postgresds_802412600_1389284)
* [Removing Replicate artifacts from the AWS Aurora Cloud for PostgreSQL database](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Aurora%20PostgreSQL/aws_remove_artifacts_from_postgresql_source_db.htm#ar_postgresds_802412600_1392052)