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title: "Can I use Drupal configuration management with Site Studio?"
date: "2019-08-21T08:44:50+00:00"
summary: "Discover how to effectively manage Drupal configuration with Site Studio. Learn best practices for deploying entities, using sync modules, and handling dependencies to ensure smooth website management and updates."
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url: "/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/help/65381-can-i-use-drupal-configuration-management-site-studio"
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Whilst it is possible to use Drupal core's configuration management system to deploy Site Studio entities this is not the recommended approach due to the additional dependencies that Site Studio supports.

We recommend using the Site Studio sync module to package and deploy Site Studio entities as this will calculate and include all dependencies, including files. For more information, see [Configuration management and deployment](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/configuration-management-and-deployment "Configuration management and deployment")

In addition, when using Drupal's core configuration management system to promote config between environments, the config\_split and config\_ignore modules should be configured to ensure Site Studio's config is not included with Drupal's. See [Drupal config vs Site Studio packages](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/drupal-config-vs-site-studio-packages "Drupal config vs Site Studio packages") for more details on why this is the case.