About Drupal Distributions

Distributions provide site features and functions for a specific type of site as a single download containing Drupal core, contributed modules, themes, and pre-defined configuration. They make it possible to quickly set up a complex, use-specific site in fewer steps than if installing and configuring elements individually.

—The drupal.org page listing Drupal distributions

General Introductions

• The Beginners Guide to Drupal Distributions.

• Introduction to distributions (drupal.org).

Technical Guides

• Drupal 8 Distribution Development and Devops Workflow (video from BadCamp 2016).

Case Studies

• Open Social, a Community and Intranet Solution.

Advanced Topics

• Distributions and Install Profiles: The Challenge and the Glory (video, DrupalCon Vienna 2017).