# Pulling API specs from Disk

> Orbital can read schema and taxonomy definitions direct from local disk

Source: https://orbitalhq.com/docs/workspace/connecting-a-disk-repo

**Note**
This creates a project on your server. For production use cases we recommend deploying [Git-backed projects](/docs/workspace/connecting-a-git-repo) instead.

When you're getting started, it's useful to store your [core taxonomy](/docs/workspace/overview#your-core-taxonomy), existing API specs (such as [OpenApi](/docs/describing-data-sources/open-api) or [Protobuf](/docs/describing-data-sources/protobuf)), or [database definitions](/docs/describing-data-sources/databases)
in a local disk repo, making it quick and easy to get going.

## Adding a file repository using the UI
To add a new File repository via the UI either navigate to [/project-import](http://localhost:9022/projects/project-import), or from within the UI
click on Projects on the left navigation bar, then "Add project" in the top bar.

### Completing the new File repository form
Click on the Local Disk Add+ button, and provide the details of where your local repository is.

If you haven't created one yet, just provide an empty directory, and a repository will be created for you.

## Adding a file repository through config
The schema repositories that Orbital is connected to can be configured through a [HOCON file](/docs/deploying/configuring-orbital), which by default is called `workspace.conf`

**Note: A word on file paths:**
<li>File paths that are absolute are resolved against the file system.</li>
  <li>File paths that are relative are resolved relative to the location of the config file.</li>


```hocon
file {
    projects=[
        {
            // Optional (defaults to false). Indicates if the project can receive edits through the UI
            isEditable=true
            // Path to the folder containing a taxi.conf file.
            path="/opt/var/orbital/schemas/taxi"
        }
    ]

    // Optional - WATCH or POLL
    changeDetectionMethod=WATCH

    // Optional - Should the version of the project be incremented when the local disk changes?
    // False is a safe setting here
    incrementVersionOnChange=false

    // Optional.  If polling, define the frequency.
    pollFrequency=PT5S

     // Optional.  Defines the frequency that updates trigger recompilation.
     // Useful if you're locally editing a schema, and don't want to trigger
     // lots of recompilation
    recompilationFrequencyMillis=PT3S
}

```