nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/100.data-sources/010.data-source-overview.md

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Data sources overview	NocoDB Data-Source sync, access control & re-config	Data Sources Overview	Data Sources overview Data Sources sync Data Sources access control Data Sources re-config

Overview

NocoDB allows you to connect to external data sources and get a unified spreadsheet view of your data. Activities related to external data sources can be managed from Data Sources tab in Base dashboard.

Data Sources tab includes following functionalities

1. Connect / manage external data source
2. UI Access Control
3. Relations (ERD View)
4. Meta Sync

Accessing Data Sources

1. Click on Base name in the left sidebar to access Base homepage
2. Select Data Sources tab

Learn more about working with Data sources in the following sections:

• Connect to a Data source
• Sync changes externally made to data source
• Edit external database configuration parameters
• Remove Data source
• Hide Data source
• Relations within a data source
• Audit logs
• UI Access Control