In [Deploy](https://www.deployhq.com) v1 we offered preset templates that could be applied to a project. These simple templates were designed with specific use-cases in mind, for example, setting up a Rails app would add database seed commands and basic configuration files. These templates however were not user-definable and were of limited use, so when we launched [Deploy](https://www.deployhq.com) v2 we retired them. Nobody was sad.

Today we're bringing back Templates, but now they're user-definable, and cover every area of a project, not just Commands and Configuration files.

You'll notice a new top-level tab through which you can define your templates. Opening this allows you to create a new template. Once created you can configure all of the elements of your template. This includes:

- Servers and Server Groups
- Configuration Files
- SSH Commands
- Excluded Files
- Notifications

![Configuring Template](https://blog.deployhq.com/content/images/2015/06/AVuSSj0nRD.png)

To create a new project from your template, click "Build New Project from Template" while editing your template, or select it from the dropdown when creating your project.

![Creating project with template](https://blog.deployhq.com/content/images/2015/06/04ji4asnII.png)

Your new project will be created and populated with all of the details from your template.