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# Hadoop (HDFS) Connector

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Hadoop (HDFS) Connector Version 6.0

Anypoint Connector for Hadoop (HDFS) works as a bidirectional gateway between Mule applications and
Apache Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS). You can use the Hadoop (HDFS) Connector to poll the
content of a file at a configurable rate or interval, or to manipulate data in an HDFS server.

For information about compatibility and fixed issues, see
[Hadoop (HDFS) Connector Release Notes](https://docs.mulesoft.com/release-notes/connector/hdfs-connector-release-notes-mule-4)

## Before You Begin

To use this connector, you must be familiar with:

- Anypoint Connectors

- Mule runtime engine (Mule)

- Elements in a Mule flow

- Global elements

- How to create a Mule app using Anypoint Studio

Before creating an app, you must have:

- Access to the Hadoop (HDFS) target resource and Anypoint Platform

- Anypoint Studio version 7.0 or later

- A running instance of Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)

## Connection Authentication Types

Hadoop (HDFS) Connector supports the following connection authentication types:

- Kerberos  
  This connection type uses the Kerberos principal as the username. The keytab path you specify
  obtains a ticket-granting ticket (TGT) from the authorization server.

- Simple  
  This connection type passes the name of the node that contains the file system you want to connect
  to as the default name key.

## Next Step

After you complete the prerequisites and experiment with templates and examples, you are ready to
create an app with [Anypoint Studio](https://docs.mulesoft.com/hdfs-connector/latest/hdfs-connector-studio).

## See Also

- [Introduction to Anypoint Connectors](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/introduction-to-anypoint-connectors)

- [Hadoop (HDFS) Connector on Exchange](https://www.mulesoft.com/exchange/?search=hdfs&type=connector)

- [Salesforce Help](https://help.salesforce.com)