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Add guidance around the number of sources a user should create (#4053)
* Update index.md Add info block about whether customer should set up one source or multiple sources * Update src/connections/sources/index.md Co-authored-by: markzegarelli <[email protected]> * Update src/connections/sources/index.md Co-authored-by: markzegarelli <[email protected]> * Update src/connections/sources/index.md Co-authored-by: markzegarelli <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: markzegarelli <[email protected]>
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4. Enter a name for your source as well as any information on the setup page.
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5. Click **Add Source**.
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> info "One source or multiple sources?"
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> Segment suggests that you create one source for each type of data you want to collect. For example, you might have one source for all of your website tracking and a different source for any mobile tracking. Creating one source per data type provides the following benefits:
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> - Debugger ease of use - mixing libraries/sources on a single API key means you’re heavily reliant on filtering to actually test events
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> - Flexibility sending data to different projects - if you want to have different warehouse schemas, analytics projects, etc, having multiple sources would create this separation
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> - More control - as your account grows with the number of destinations you enable, having separate sources allows you to have more control
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## Website libraries
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[Analytics.js](/docs/connections/sources/catalog/libraries/website/javascript/), the JavaScript library, is the most powerful way to track customer data from your website. If you're just starting out, Segment recommends it over server-side libraries as the simplest installation for any website.

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