About

The Configuration Manager module provides a user interface for importing and exporting configuration changes between installations of your website in different environments. Configuration is stored in YAML format. For more information, see the online documentation for the Configuration Manager module.

Uses

Exporting the full configuration

You can create and download an archive consisting of all your site's configuration exported as *.yml files on the Export page.

Importing a full configuration

You can upload a full site configuration from an archive file on the Import page. When importing data from a different environment, the site and import files must have matching configuration values for UUID in the system.site configuration item. That means that your other environments should initially be set up as clones of the target site. Migrations are not supported.

Synchronizing configuration

You can review differences between the active configuration and an imported configuration archive on the Synchronize page to ensure that the changes are as expected, before finalizing the import. The Synchronize page also shows configuration items that would be added or removed.

Exporting a single configuration item

You can export a single configuration item by selecting a Configuration type and Configuration name on the Single export page. The configuration and its corresponding *.yml file name are then displayed on the page for you to copy.

Importing a single configuration item

You can import a single configuration item by pasting it in YAML format into the form on the Single import page.