Configuration

So many aspects of ASP.NET are configurable it can be overwhelming. Things really get interesting when you start adding configuration options for your own applications.

• ASP.NET Configuration - The MSDN Help provides a good introduction to configuration. There's a shorter Overview as well.
• Configuring Your ASP.NET 2.0 Site - Mike Gunderloy goes over the improvements in ASP.NET 2.0.
• ASP.NET Configuration Sections - Detailed information on each of the many web.config sections.
• Configuration API Improvements in ASP.NET 2.0 - "By introducing a spate of new configuration-specific features, .NET 2.0 makes managing your deployed .NET applications a breeze"

Here's some ways to create your own configuration options.

• XmlSerializer Section Handler - "Basically, it's a bit of code that lets me store objects in my application of web configuration file, and all I have to do is write the type that holds the values."
• How To Create a Custom ASP.NET Configuration Section Handler in Visual C# .NET
• Creating Custom Configuration Settings in ASP.NET
• Custom Configuration Sections in 3 Easy Steps - Crystal clear tutorial from Phil Haack.
• How To: Encrypt Configuration Sections in ASP.NET 2.0 Using RSA - Just in case you want to keep it all secret. ;)

ASP.NET Configuration FAQs:

• ASP.NET FAQs - Category: Configuration 

Enjoy!