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+title: Configure SQL Server Replication on Linux | Microsoft Docs
+description: This article describes how to configure SQL Server replication on Linux.
+author: MikeRayMSFT 
+ms.author: mikeray
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+ms.date: 03/20/2018
+ms.topic: article
+ms.prod: "sql-non-specified"
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+---
+# Configure SQL Server Replication on Linux
+
+[!INCLUDE[appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-linuxonly](../includes/appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-linuxonly.md)]
+
+[!INCLUDE[sqlservervnext](../includes/sssqlv15-md.md)] CTP 2.0 introduces SQL Server Replication for instances of SQL Server on Linux.
+
+For detailed information about replication, see [SQL Server replication documentation](../relational-databases/replication/sql-server-replication.md).
+
+Configure replication on Linux with either SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or Transact-SQL stored procedures.
+
+* To use SSMS, follow the instructions in this article.
+
+  Use SSMS on a Windows operating system to connect to instances of SQL Server. For background and instructions, see [Use SSMS to Manage SQL Server on Linux](./sql-server-linux-manage-ssms.md).
+  
+* For an example with stored procedures, follow the [Configure SQL Server replication on Linux](sql-server-linux-replication-tutorial-tsql.md) tutorial.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Before configuring publishers, distributors, and subscribers, you need to complete a couple configuration steps for the SQL Server instance.
+
+1. Enable SQL Server Agent to use replication agents. On all Linux servers, run the following commands in the terminal.
+
+  ```bash
+  sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf set sqlagent.enabled true
+  sudo systemctl restart mssql-server
+  ```
+
+1. Configure the SQL Server instance for replication. To configure the SQL Server instance for replication, run `sys.sp_MSrepl_createdatatypemappings` on all instances participating in replication.
+
+  ```sql
+  USE msdb
+  GO
+  exec sys.sp_MSrepl_createdatatypemappings;
+  GO
+  ```
+
+1. Create a snapshot folder. The SQL Server agents require a snapshot folder to read/write to. Create the snapshot folder on the distributor.
+
+  To create the snapshot folder, and grant access to `mssql` user, run the following command:
+
+  ```bash
+  sudo mkdir /var/opt/mssql/data/ReplData/
+  sudo chown mssql /var/opt/mssql/data/ReplData/
+  sudo chgrp mssql /var/opt/mssql/data/ReplData/
+  ```
+
+## Configure and monitor replication with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
+
+### Configure the distributor
+  
+To configure the distributor: 
+
+1. On SSMS connect to your instance of SQL Server in Object Explorer.
+
+1. Right-click **Replication**, and click **Configure Distribution...**.
+
+1. Follow the instructions on the **Configure Distribution Wizard**.
+
+### Create publication and articles
+
+To create a publication and articles:
+
+1. In Object Explorer, click **Replication** > **Local Publications**> **New Publication...**.
+
+1. Follow the instruction on the **New Publication Wizard** to configure the type of replication, and the articles that belong to the publication.
+
+### Configure the subscription
+
+To configure the subscription in Object Explorer, click **Replication** > **Local Subscriptions**> **New subscriptions...**.
+
+### Monitor replication jobs
+
+Use Replication Monitor to monitor replication jobs.
+
+In Object Explorer, right-click **Replication**, and click **Launch Replication Monitor**.
+
+## Next steps
+
+[Concepts: SQL Server replication on Linux](sql-server-linux-replication.md)
+
+[Replication stored procedures](../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/replication-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md).