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# Creating a New Data Store

The user can create Data Store based on various data connectors using the Data Center module of the Platform. The major categories of the Data Store creation available on the platform are as follows:

1. [<mark style="color:blue;">**Data Store using an RDBMS Data Connector**</mark>](/bdb-documentation/data-center/data-stores/creating-a-new-data-store/data-store-using-an-rdbms-connector.md)
2. [<mark style="color:blue;">**Data Store using a Flat File Data Connector**</mark>](/bdb-documentation/data-center/data-stores/creating-a-new-data-store/data-store-using-a-flat-file-data-connector.md)
3. [<mark style="color:blue;">**Data Store using an API Data Connector**</mark>](/bdb-documentation/data-center/data-stores/creating-a-new-data-store/data-store-using-an-api-data-connector.md)
