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# 3.4 Data Sources

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There are many ways to enter posts into your Ushahidi deployment other than from the deployment itself. This section shows you how to configure all the possible data source types.

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To access the data sources configuration page, on the sidebar, click on ***Settings***

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Then, click on ***Data Sources***

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You should get a full list of data sources as shown below

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In this section you will learn how to configure different data sources to your Ushahidi deployment.

[3.4.1 Email](/platform-user-manual/3.-configuring-your-deployment/3.4-data-sources/3.4.1-email.md)

[3.4.2 Gmail](/platform-user-manual/3.-configuring-your-deployment/3.4-data-sources/3.4.2-gmail.md)

[3.4.3 Frontline SMS](/platform-user-manual/3.-configuring-your-deployment/3.4-data-sources/3.4.3-frontline-sms.md)

[3.4.4 Vonage(formely NextMo)](/platform-user-manual/3.-configuring-your-deployment/3.4-data-sources/3.4.3-vonage-formerly-nextmo.md)

[3.4.5 SMSSync](/platform-user-manual/3.-configuring-your-deployment/3.4-data-sources/3.4.4-smssync.md)

[3.4.6 Twilio](/platform-user-manual/3.-configuring-your-deployment/3.4-data-sources/3.4.5-twilio.md)

[3.4.7 Twitter](/platform-user-manual/3.-configuring-your-deployment/3.4-data-sources/3.4.6-twitter.md)

[3.4.8 Africas Talking](/platform-user-manual/3.-configuring-your-deployment/3.4-data-sources/3.4.7-africas-talking.md)