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# Install SQL Server Replication
  Replication components can be installed by using the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Installation Wizard or at a command prompt. Install replication when you install [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], 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](../../relational-databases/replication/configure-distribution.md) in [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Books Online.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  If you install replication components when you modify an existing instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], you must stop and restart [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Agent after the installation is completed. This action helps ensure that [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Agent recognizes the replication agent subsystems and can call replication agents from job steps.  
  
## Installing Replication by Using Setup  
 **To install replication when installing a new instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]**  
  
-   To install replication components, including Replication Management Objects (RMO), select **SQL Server Replication** on the **Feature Selection** page of the Installation Wizard.  
  
## Installing Replication from the Command Prompt  
 **To install replication when installing a new instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]**  
  
-   See [Install SQL Server 2014 from the Command Prompt](install-sql-server-from-the-command-prompt.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [Install SQL Server 2014](install-sql-server.md)   
 [Install SQL Server 2014 from the Command Prompt](install-sql-server-from-the-command-prompt.md)   
 [Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2014](../../getting-started/features-supported-by-the-editions-of-sql-server-2014.md)