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# Add a resource

### What is a resource? 

A resource can be any type of information that needs to be stored and organized, including formats like a flat CSV file, an SQL database, or applications such as Salesforce, HubSpot, or Shopify, as well as unstructured forms like text, images, audio, and video files.

### Add a new resource

1\. Navigate to **Resources** and click **Add Resource**. Adding resources is usually the first step you want to start a data project or application.

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2\. Choose one of the resources to add. <br>

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3\. Configure the connection of your resource. See [Supported data sources](/acho-studio/resources/import-data.md) for detailed instruction to set up the connection for different data sources.

4\. After your connection is set up successfully, you can start to use it for:

* Preview data<br>

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* [Data Prep](/acho-studio/data-prep-projects.md)
* [App Builder](/app-builder/get-started.md)

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### Example of uploading a CSV file to a resource

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