# \[solved\] How to make use of "Template" while create a repository? **URL:** \ **Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\ **Created:** [August 7, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-how-to-make-use-of-template-while-create-a-repository/2391 "2020-08-07T21:31:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![liszca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/liszca/32/4757_2.png) [@liszca](https://forum.gitea.com/u/liszca)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-how-to-make-use-of-template-while-create-a-repository/2391/1 "2020-08-07T21:31:51Z")
What is “Template” for in the following picture? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gitea/original/1X/25e3e2a54c46f292b4f57fd132de30675518c3bc.png) ---
**Author:** ![jolheiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/jolheiser/32/4807_2.png) [@jolheiser](https://forum.gitea.com/u/jolheiser)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-how-to-make-use-of-template-while-create-a-repository/2391/2 "2020-08-10T15:33:23Z")
A template repository is any repository flagged as such. They can be used to start a new project based on another, though there are some other helpful features of template repositories. [https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/template-repositories/](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/template-repositories/) For example, you could make a minimal viable project as groundwork so you don’t need to go through the trouble of standing it all up from scratch every time. ---
**Author:** ![techknowlogick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/techknowlogick/32/4706_2.png) [@techknowlogick](https://forum.gitea.com/u/techknowlogick)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-how-to-make-use-of-template-while-create-a-repository/2391/3 "2020-08-12T19:00:24Z")
Closed on August 12, 2020, 7:00pm UTC