# Scattered Configuration

> Spreading configuration across many services with no single source, so values drift out of sync.

Record: `lex:scattered-configuration`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-scattered-configuration

## category

- [Control / Coordination / Centralization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/control-coordination-centralization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Centralized Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/centralized-configuration.md)