# Connect to local dataset

Uploading local dataset to MindsDB can be easily done with a few clicks. You can upload any tabular data format as:

* [x] CSV, TSV
* [x] XLS/XLSX/ODC
* [x] TXT
* [x] JSON
* [x] XML

#### Upload local dataset

1. From the left navigation menu, select the `Data` dashboard.
2. Click on the `UPLOAD` button.
3. In the `New datasource` modal window:
    1. Click on the File explorer.
    2. Choose the dataset you want to upload.
    3. Add the name of the datasource.
    4. Click on `UPLOAD`.

![upload data locally](/assets/data/local.gif)

!!! Success "That's it :tada: :trophy:  :computer:"
    You have successfully uploaded your local dataset from MindsDB Studio. The next step is to train the [Machine Learning model](/model/train).

