# Using Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) as a target

This section describes how to set up and use Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) as the target endpoint in a replication task.

In this section:

* [Prerequisites](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Hortonworks/prereq_hortonworks_gen_target.htm)
* [Limitations and considerations](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Hortonworks/limitations_hortonworks.htm)
* [Change Data Partitioning](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Hortonworks/hortonworks_CDC_partitioning.htm)
* [Security requirements](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Hortonworks/hortonworks_security_req.htm)
* [HDP Endpoint target data types](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Hortonworks/hortonworks_data_types_target.htm)
* [Setting general connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Hortonworks/set_up_hortonworks_as_target.htm)
* [Setting advanced connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Hortonworks/advanced_prop_hortonworks_target.htm)
* [Using Kerberos authentication](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/Hortonworks/hortonworks_kerberos_authentication.htm)