Drupal8 installation profiles and distributions - notes
The installation profile is optional during the installation. If a installation profile is marked as distribution then it is always run during the installation. example installation profile https://github.com/rakeshjames/example_profile How to create an install profile. http://www.thecarneyeffect.co.uk/creating-installation-profile https://github.com/drupal-cod/cod_kickstart Simple use case: If the site is installed with install profile 'innovation' then media module is enabled and content type 'project' is created. Steps: a) source site 1. Install Drupal8 (source_d8) 2. Enable media module 3. Create a content type called 'project' 4. Export all the configuration - drush cex If you installed Drupal8 via composer-template then the configuration files are here. yourinstall/config/sync/install b) target site: 1. Install Drupal8 (target_d8) 2. Create a profile using drupal console (if necessary) target_d8 > drupal generate:profile \ ...