# 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.

2\. Choose one of the resources to add.

3\. Configure the connection of your resource. See [import-data](https://docs.acho.io/acho-studio/resources/import-data "mention") 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

* [Data Prep](https://docs.acho.io/acho-studio/data-prep-projects) * [App Builder](https://docs.acho.io/app-builder/get-started) ![](https://3574406564-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MB_fx7PCUqvFEdrucJC%2Fuploads%2FmPZV3qrw2MQyAnHLdZR8%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=763f3507-3ec5-4cfc-9f73-3c9275288b74) ### Example of uploading a CSV file to a resource