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  \  ...