# Creating a detached configuration in a rule-based plugin

**URL:** https://discuss.gradle.org/t/creating-a-detached-configuration-in-a-rule-based-plugin/20354
**Category:** Help/Discuss
**Tags:** software-model
**Created:** [November 8, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/creating-a-detached-configuration-in-a-rule-based-plugin/20354 "2016-11-08T04:44:37Z")
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### Author: ![Chris\_Dore](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/chris_dore/32/7592_2.png) [@Chris\_Dore](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Chris_Dore)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/creating-a-detached-configuration-in-a-rule-based-plugin/20354/1 "2016-11-08T04:44:37Z")

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Hi,

I’m looking for suggestions on how to create a detached configuration in a rule-based plugin. Without access to project.configurations I’m not sure that it can be achieved, without getting the user of the plugin to supply extra stuff just to satisfy the plugin implementation.

Thanks, Chris