# Data Files

Data files represent any kind of additional data that you may need to have deployed on the server for it to be able to execute a given rule. Examples of data files are CSV files detailing ISO country codes and geo location databases.

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You can upload these data files to the console server and from there deploy them out to any Composable Agentic Platform server on your network in a single operation.

As a rule, those files will be installed into the Composable Agentic Platform HOME folder.

Most rules will register a listener to detect if a data file they depend on has been changed. This means that a changed data file will be picked up by a rule set automatically without the need for a restart. This detection typically happens within 30 seconds of deployment.