# In-Place Server Mutation

> Modifying running servers in place over time, so their state drifts and can no longer be reproduced.

Record: `lex:in-place-server-mutation`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Resource Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/resource-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-in-place-server-mutation

## category

- [Portability / Infrastructure / Deployment](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/portability-infrastructure-deployment.md)

## referenced-by

- [Immutable Infrastructure](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/immutable-infrastructure.md)