# Remote File

## 1. How to connect to your data?

1\. Go to the **Resources** page and click the **Add Resource** button.

2\. In the "Select a data source" step, select **Remote File.**

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3\. In the "Configure the data source" step, enter the credentials:

{% hint style="info" %}
Note: remember to add Acho's IP address, **35.239.14.244**, to your whitelist before starting the connection.
{% endhint %}

This is an example of SFTP:

* **Resource Name**: the displayed name of the data file on Acho.
* **Dataset Name**: the dataset name in your SFTP server.
* **File Format**: Acho only supports CSV files for now. 
* **Host:** the host of the SFTP server.
* **Port:** the port of the SFTP server.
* **User:** the user name of the SFTP server.
* **Password:** the password of the SFTP server.
* **URL (Path):** the URL to access the file in the SFTP server.

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4\. In the "Select the tables", choose tables that you want to import.

5\. Click **Finish Setup**. You will see a  <img src="/files/-MgBo4LSmdK4OS-NqLZy" alt="" data-size="line"> icon next to your resource. It may take a few minutes to several hours depending on the data size and the number of your tables. Once your APP's data is ready, you will receive a notification email.&#x20;

## 2. How to set up Data Sync?

Acho supports creating schedulers to retrieve the latest data from your database at a certain time interval. To see more details, you can visit [here](https://docs.acho.io/data-sync/untitled).


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