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# What are Template repositories?

## Templates and How to Use Them

Template repositories are useful when you have a base project file that is reused for new projects.

One thing to note about Template repositories is that if you update a repository template, other repositories that have that template as their base code will not automatically bring in those updates. You would need to manually update each repository using that specific template as base code.

You can find information on how to make a repository a template and how to create new repositories from these templates in [our Documentation.](https://docs.copia.io/docs/git-based-source-control/basic/create-a-new-repository/creating-templates)

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