SQL Server On-Premises to Azure Managed Instance Transactional Replication with distributor in Azure

Question

Hi,
I would like to ask if any of the following scenarios is currently supported (generally available) when using transactional replication from on-prem to Azure Managed Instance.
I would like to reduce on-prem server load and move distributor (db+agent) to Subscriber. I found in requirements section for similar scenario that you have to place both the publisher and distributor in the cloud, or both on-premises. Does it mean both distributor db + agent?

I couldn't find clear answer to my questions on MS doc.

Source:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/replication-transactional-overview?view=azuresql#on-premises-publisherdistributor-with-remote-subscriber

Scenarios:

Thanks,
Maks

Answer 1

The second (last) scenario is validated on this document. The subscriber and the distribution database located on the Azure SQL Managed Instance.