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# HDFS Reader

All component configurations are classified broadly into 3 section

* [Basic ](/bdb-documentation/data-pipeline/components/component-base-configuration.md)
* Metadata
* [Resource Configuration](/bdb-documentation/data-pipeline/components/resource-configuration.md)

Please Follow the following steps to configure the metadata:

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