# Resource Center Introduction

The Resource Center is typically used for uploading files, UDF functions, and task group management. For a stand-alone
environment, you can select the local file directory as the upload folder (**this operation does not require Hadoop or HDFS deployment**).
Of course, you can also choose to upload to Hadoop or MinIO cluster. In this case, you need to have Hadoop (2.6+) or MinIO and other related environments.
