# Migrating data from an RDS for MySQL DB instance to an Amazon Aurora MySQL DB cluster
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You can migrate (copy) data to an Amazon Aurora MySQL DB cluster from an RDS for MySQL DB instance.

**Topics**
+ [Migrating an RDS for MySQL snapshot to Aurora](AuroraMySQL.Migrating.RDSMySQL.Snapshot.md)
+ [Migrating data from an RDS for MySQL DB instance to an Amazon Aurora MySQL DB cluster by using an Aurora read replica](AuroraMySQL.Migrating.RDSMySQL.Replica.md)

**Note**  
Because Amazon Aurora MySQL is compatible with MySQL, you can migrate data from your MySQL database by setting up replication between your MySQL database and an Amazon Aurora MySQL DB cluster. For more information, see [Replication with Amazon Aurora](Aurora.Replication.md).