Drupal 8 comes with two distinct types of configuration--simple and configuration entities. Let's see what the difference is.
Simple configuration is the type which stores basic data, typically represented by scalar values such as integers or strings. On the other hand, configuration entities are more complex and use the same CRUD API as the content entities.
Typically, simple configuration items are one of a kind. A module, for instance, may create and manage a configuration item that enables or disables one of its features. Most likely, this module needs this configuration to know what it should do about that feature. However, even if it doesn't, it is still a singular item that relates to that piece of ...
