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Templates

Templates define the underlying infrastructure that Coder workspaces run on. All workspaces are created from templates.

Working with templates
Creating, editing, and updating templates
Your first template
A tutorial for creating and editing your first template
Guided tour
Create a template from scratch
Setting up templates
Best practices for writing templates
Customizing templates
Give information and options to workspace users
Parameters
Prompt the user for additional information about a workspace
Variables
Prompt the template administrator for additional information about a template
Workspace Tags
Control provisioning using Workspace Tags and Parameters
Administering templates
Configuration settings for template admins
Open in Coder
Add an "Open in Coder" button to your repos
Docker in workspaces
Use Docker inside containerized templates
Dev Containers
Use Dev Containers in workspaces
Troubleshooting templates
Fix common template problems
Process Logging
Audit commands in workspaces with exectrace
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