Remove develop-only modules and export the config.

deploy-config.yml

# This is a Drupal Console (chain file)[https://docs.drupalconsole.com/en/commands/chain.html].
# Needs to be deployed in `~/.console/chain` directory.
# Can be be run using `drupal chain --file=~/.console/chain/deploy-config.yml`.
#
# The purpouse if this chain is to remove "devel-only" modules and config from the configuration
#  export, so that we can avoid issues in the syncronisation in Staging/Production.
#
commands:
  # Remove 'devel' modules
  - command: module:uninstall
    arguments:
      module: config_devel drupalmoduleupgrader cache_clear_shortcut config_devel kint devel_generate stage_file_proxy yaml_editor
  # Export the config
  - command: config:export

local.settings.php

<?php
/*
Optionally:
Export the configuration to a directory under VCS, so that we can track changes and deploy them easily.
*/
$config_directories = array(
  #CONFIG_ACTIVE_DIRECTORY => __DIR__ . '/config/active/',
  CONFIG_STAGING_DIRECTORY => __DIR__ . '/config/staging/',
  CONFIG_SYNC_DIRECTORY => __DIR__ . '/config/sync/',
);