# Overview - Deploy

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/overview-deploy/11940>\
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**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/overview-deploy/11940 "2020-12-16T18:46:51Z")\
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There are two different tools that can be used for fast data loading:

 Note Both tools only accept [RDF N-Quad/Triple data](https://www.w3.org/TR/n-quads/) or JSON in plain or gzipped format. Data in other formats must be converted.

## Live Loader

[Dgraph Live Loader](https://dgraph.io/docs/deploy/fast-data-loading/live-loader/) (run with `dgraph live`) is a small helper program which reads RDF N-Quads from a gzipped file, batches them up, creates mutations (using the go client) and shoots off to Dgraph.

## Bulk Loader

[Dgraph Bulk Loader](https://dgraph.io/docs/deploy/fast-data-loading/bulk-loader/) serves a similar purpose to the Dgraph Live Loader, but can only be used to load data into a new cluster. It cannot be run on an existing Dgraph cluster. Dgraph Bulk Loader is **considerably faster** than the Dgraph Live Loader and is the recommended way to perform the initial import of large datasets into Dgraph.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://dgraph.io/docs/deploy/fast-data-loading/overview/](https://dgraph.io/docs/deploy/fast-data-loading/overview/)