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title: "What is the difference between web config and machine config?"  
description: "What is the difference between web config and machine config?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2018-03-13  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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# What is the difference between web config and machine config?

##### Machine.config Vs web.config

Web.config is the file for the local settings to be applied for a website which store configuration data in XML format.Web config file is specific to a web application where as machine config is specific to a machine or server.One main difference is that there can have be multiple web config files into an application where as we can have only one machine config file on a server.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

##### Machine.config Vs web.config

Web.config is the file for the local settings to be applied for a website which store configuration data in XML format.Web config file is specific to a web application where as machine config is specific to a machine or server.One main difference is that there can have be multiple web config files into an application where as we can have only one machine config file on a server.


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