# Using Amazon RDS for SQL server as a source

This section describes how to set up and use an Amazon RDS for SQL Server database as the source database in a replication task.

In this section:

* [Prerequisites](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_prereqs_sql_server.htm)
* [Limitations and considerations](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_limitations_source_SQLServerDB.htm)
* [Required permissions](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_SQLServerDBSource_Security.htm#ar_sqlserverds_1727505754_1656303)
* [Supported compression methods](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_supported_compression_methods_sql_server.htm#ar_sqlserverds_1727505754_1656157)
* [Amazon RDS for SQL server source data types](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_SQLServerDB_source_DataTypes.htm#ar_sqlserverds_1727505754_1656412)
* [Homogeneous Replication](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_Homogeneous_Replication.htm#ar_sqlserverds_1727505754_1659696)
* [Preparing the Amazon RDS for SQL server database for Replication](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_SQLServerDBSource_ConfigAR.htm#ar_sqlserverds_1727505754_1657417)
* [Setting general connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_SQLServerDB_DiaBox_source.htm#ar_sqlserverds_1727505754_1657850)
* [Setting advanced connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_sqlserver_advanced.htm)
* [Artifacts created by Replicate in the database](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/remove_artifacts.htm)