# Prerequisites

Before using SingleStore as an endpoint in a Qlik Replicate task, make sure that the prerequisites outlined below have been met.

## Driver setup

### Installing the driver on Windows

Install MySQL ODBC Unicode Driver 64-bit version 8.0.32 on the Replicate machine.

### Installing the driver on Linux

1. Stop the Replicate service and optionally confirm that it has stopped as described in [Replicate server procedures](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Installation/Server_Procedures.htm).

2. Install MySQL ODBC Unicode Driver 64-bit version 8.0.32 on the Replicate machine.

3. Change the working directory to <Replicate-Install-Dir>/bin.

4. Copy the driver location to the `site_arep_login.sh` file:

   `echo "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib64" >> site_arep_login.sh`

   This will add the driver to "LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH" and update the driver location in the site\_arep\_login.sh file.

5. Optionally, confirm that the driver location was copied:

   ```
   cat site_arep_login.sh
                           
   ```

6. Make sure that the /etc/odbcinst.ini file contains an entry for MySQL, as in the following example:

   ` [MySQL ODBC 8.0 Unicode Driver]
                            ` ` Driver   = /usr/lib64/libmyodbc8w.so
                            ` ` UsageCount  = 1
                            `

7. Start the Replicate service and optionally confirm that it has started as described in [Replicate server procedures](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Installation/Server_Procedures.htm).