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A Configuration specifies how the container is configured (logging, security, data sources, location where to put deployables, etc).

The notion of Configuration is different from the notion of Installation. When you install a container, it is usually also configured by default to start and deploy files from where it is installed. However all containers support customizing configuration settings and even use a different location where the configuration resides.

There are 2 main types of Configurations:

Local Configuration: You use a local configuration when you're using a Local Container. There are 2 local configuration types: Standalone Local Configuration and Existing Local Configuration.
Runtime Configuration: You use a runtime configuration when you want to access your container as a black box through a remote protocol (JMX, etc). Whereas a local configuration allows you to tune almost all aspects of a container, a runtime configuration only supports configuring container properties that can be modified remotely.

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