diff --git a/app/components/Navbar.tsx b/app/components/Navbar.tsx
index 5ec97c7..9a8087a 100644
--- a/app/components/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { documentdbDiscordUrl } from "../services/externalLinks";
 import { withBasePath } from "../services/sitePath";
 
 type NavItem = {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ const navItems: NavItem[] = [
   },
   {
     label: "Discord",
-    href: "https://discord.gg/vH7bYu524D",
+    href: documentdbDiscordUrl,
     kind: "anchor",
     newTab: true,
     icon: "discord",
diff --git a/app/services/articleService.ts b/app/services/articleService.ts
index 4fa0a52..d8fdc59 100644
--- a/app/services/articleService.ts
+++ b/app/services/articleService.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import matter from 'gray-matter';
 import { Article } from '../types/Article';
 import { Link } from '../types/Link';
 import { buildAptInstallCommand, buildRpmInstallCommand } from '../lib/packageInstall';
+import { documentdbDiscordUrl } from './externalLinks';
 
 const articlesDirectory = path.join(process.cwd(), 'articles');
 const dockerGuideContent = `# Docker Quick Start
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ For extension-specific help or bugs:
 - [GitHub repository](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-documentdb)
 - [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-documentdb/discussions)
 - [GitHub issues](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-documentdb/issues)
-- [DocumentDB Discord](https://discord.gg/vH7bYu524D)
+- [DocumentDB Discord](${documentdbDiscordUrl})
 
 ## Next steps
 
diff --git a/app/services/externalLinks.ts b/app/services/externalLinks.ts
index eab069c..bc7b4c6 100644
--- a/app/services/externalLinks.ts
+++ b/app/services/externalLinks.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export const documentdbDiscordUrl = 'https://discord.gg/vH7bYu524D';
+
 export const documentdbKubernetesOperatorDocsUrl =
   'https://documentdb.io/documentdb-kubernetes-operator/preview/';
 
diff --git a/blogs/_config.yml b/blogs/_config.yml
index f9503d1..3f0faa6 100644
--- a/blogs/_config.yml
+++ b/blogs/_config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 title: DocumentDB Blog
 description: Insights, updates, and deep dives into the world of document databases and open-source innovation.
+# Shared external links. The Next.js app keeps the same values in
+# app/services/externalLinks.ts; update both when one changes.
+discord_url: https://discord.gg/vH7bYu524D
 baseurl: /blogs
 url: ""
 permalink: pretty
diff --git a/blogs/_layouts/default.html b/blogs/_layouts/default.html
index 5d49624..207308d 100644
--- a/blogs/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/blogs/_layouts/default.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
           <nav class="site-nav" aria-label="Primary">
             <a href="{{ home_href }}">Home</a>
             <a href="https://github.com/documentdb/documentdb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a>
-            <a href="https://discord.gg/vH7bYu524D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Discord</a>
+            <a href="{{ site.discord_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Discord</a>
             <a href="{{ docs_href }}">Docs</a>
             <a href="{{ packages_href }}">Download</a>
             <a href="{{ operator_href }}">K8s Operator</a>