| title | Install SQL Server Replication | |||||
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| description | Install replication components by using the SQL Server Installation Wizard or in a Command Prompt window. | |||||
| author | rwestMSFT | |||||
| ms.author | randolphwest | |||||
| ms.date | 06/03/2025 | |||||
| ms.service | sql | |||||
| ms.subservice | install | |||||
| ms.topic | install-set-up-deploy | |||||
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| monikerRange | >=sql-server-2016 |
[!INCLUDE SQL Server -Windows Only]
Replication components can be installed by using the [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Installation Wizard or at a command prompt. Install replication when you install [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion], or when you modify an existing instance.
After replication components are installed, you must configure the server before you can use replication. For more information, see Configure Distribution in [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Books Online.
Important
If you install replication components when you modify an existing instance of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion], you must stop and restart [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Agent after the installation is completed. This action helps ensure that [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Agent recognizes the replication agent subsystems and can call replication agents from job steps.
To install replication components, including Replication Management Objects (RMO), select SQL Server Replication on the Feature Selection page of the Installation Wizard.
See Install and configure SQL Server on Windows from the command prompt.