# Using Amazon S3 as a target

This chapter describes how to set up and use Amazon S3 as a target in a replication task.

In this section:

* [Prerequisites](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/s3_prerequisitess3.htm)
* [Amazon S3 target overview](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/file_as_target_overviews3.htm)
* [Limitations and considerations](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/limitations_file_targets3.htm#ar_files_source_877478117_1474381)
* [Change data partitioning](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/cdp_partition.htm)
* [Amazon S3 target data types](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/ar_mapping_to_dfm_s3.htm)
* [Setting general connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/set_up_file_as_target_in_tasks3.htm#ar_files_source_877478117_1471821)
* [Setting advanced connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/advanced_options_files3.htm#ar_files_source_877478117_1489352)
* [Generating reference files](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/reference_targets3.htm)
* [Content-type and content-encoding properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/content_type_encoding.htm)
* [Moving data to Qlik Open Lakehouse](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Amazon%20S3/OpenLakehouse.htm)