[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../../index.md) > [Yandex MetaData Hub](../../index.md) > Data Catalog > Step-by-step guides > Sources > Creating a source

# Creating a source


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This feature is in the [Preview](../../../overview/concepts/launch-stages.md) stage.

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- Management console {#console}

    1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the [resource folder](../../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) you created the metadata catalog in.
    1. [Go](../../../console/operations/select-service.md#select-service.md) to **Yandex MetaData Hub**.
    1. In the left-hand panel, select ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/folder-magnifier.svg) **Data Catalog**.
    1. In the list that opens, select the metadata catalog you want to create a source in.
    1. In the left-hand panel, select ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/cloud-arrow-up-in.svg) **Data sources**.
    1. Click **Create data source**.
    1. Enter a unique name for the source. Once you create the source, you cannot rename it.
    1. Optionally, describe the source.
    1. Select the backend type to supply metadata from. After the source is created, its type cannot be changed. Available backends:
       
       * PostgreSQL
       * MySQL®
       * ClickHouse®
       * Yandex StoreDoc/MongoDB
       * OpenSearch
       * Greenplum®
       * Yandex Data Transfer
       * WebSQL
       * DataLens

    1. Specify the source parameters for the selected backend type:

        * **Connection ID**: Managed connection ID in [Yandex Connection Manager](../../quickstart/connection-manager.md).
        * **Database name**: Name of the database to ingest metadata from.

    1. Click **Create**.

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