# Ingest Sources

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* @ref:[Files and Named Pipes](files_and_named_pipes.md)
* @ref:[Kafka](kafka.md)
* @ref:[Kinesis](kinesis.md)
* @ref:[SQS / SNS](sqs_-_sns.md)
* @ref:[Standard Input](stdin.md)
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The primary mechanism for loading data into Quine is configuring and starting one or more ingest sources. Each ingest source is a (potentially infinite) stream of incoming data. Multiple types of ingest sources are available.
