konfiguraation

Konfiguraation is the arrangement of components and the set of parameters that determine how a system operates. It encompasses hardware connections, software settings, and environmental variables, shaping functionality, performance, and interoperability. The term is cognate with configuration and appears in several languages with variations in spelling, including konfiguraation in some contexts.

In computing, konfiguraation is typically described in configuration files (for example JSON, YAML, INI, and XML), through environment variables, or via registry entries. It can be static, fixed at install time, or dynamic, altered at runtime. Proper konfiguraation management emphasizes correctness, reproducibility, and security, often employing version control, validation, and automated deployment. Modern approaches favor declarative, idempotent configurations and infrastructure as code.

Examples include operating system settings (time, locale, services), network configuration (IP addresses, DNS, routing), application preferences, and database connection strings. In hardware and embedded systems, konfiguraation covers boot options, resource limits, and device parameters. Misconfiguration can lead to faults, degraded performance, or security risks.

Related concepts include configuration management and infrastructure as code, which treat konfiguraation as a reproducible artifact that can be stored, tested, and deployed across environments.