# Artie
> Artie is a fully managed CDC streaming platform that allows you to replicate data from your source database to your destination in real-time. It integrates with MotherDuck for loading data from operational systems, APIs, files, or event streams.
## How it works with MotherDuck

Artie can write CDC and streaming pipeline output into MotherDuck.

## Prerequisites

- An Artie pipeline.
- A MotherDuck Read/Write token.
- A target MotherDuck database name.
- Optional: a dedicated MotherDuck service account for pipeline writes.

## Setup

1. Create a Read/Write token in MotherDuck. You can create it from a regular user account or from a service account.
2. In Artie, configure **MotherDuck** as the destination.
3. Enter the MotherDuck token and database name.
4. Start the pipeline and verify that the database appears in MotherDuck.
5. If you used a service account, impersonate that service account to inspect objects it created.

## Authentication and configuration

- Artie requires a Read/Write token because the pipeline writes data.
- A dedicated service account is recommended for production pipeline writes.
- If team members need access to tables written by the service account, create an organization share from the service account-owned database.

## Important notes

- Data written through a service account is visible to that service account by default. Share it explicitly with the organization if analysts need access.
- Copy MotherDuck tokens when they are created because they are only shown once.

## Use cases

- Replicate CDC streams into MotherDuck.
- Keep operational sources synchronized with MotherDuck analytics tables.
- Use Artie pipelines to land data into a database owned by a dedicated service account.

## Related content

- [View the full Artie MotherDuck setup guide](https://www.artie.com/docs/destinations/motherduck)
- [MotherDuck service accounts](/key-tasks/service-accounts-guide/)
- [MotherDuck sharing overview](/key-tasks/sharing-data/sharing-overview/)
- [Loading data into MotherDuck](/key-tasks/loading-data-into-motherduck/)
- [MotherDuck authentication](/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck)


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