+
+## Dashboard
+
+1. In the Coder dashboard, select **Templates** then **Create Template**.
+1. Use a
+ [starter template](https://github.com/coder/coder/tree/main/examples/templates)
+ or create a new template:
+
+ - Starter template:
+
+ 1. Select **Choose a starter template**.
+ 1. Choose a template from the list or select **Devcontainer** from the
+ sidebar to display only dev container-compatible templates.
+ 1. Select **Use template**, enter the details, then select **Create
+ template**.
+
+ - To create a new template, select **From scratch** and enter the templates
+ details, then select **Create template**.
+
+1. Edit the template files to fit your deployment.
+
+## CLI
+
+1. Use the `template init` command to initialize your choice of image:
+
+ ```shell
+ coder template init --id devcontainer-kubernetes
+ ```
+
+ A list of available templates is shown in the
+ [templates_init](../../../../reference/cli/templates.md) reference.
+
+1. `cd` into the directory and push the template to your Coder deployment:
+
+ ```shell
+ cd devcontainer-kubernetes && coder templates push
+ ```
+
+ You can also edit the files or make changes to the files before you push them
+ to Coder.
+
+## Registry
+
+1. Go to the [Coder registry](https://registry.coder.com/templates) and select a
+ dev container-compatible template.
+
+1. Copy the files to your local device, then edit them to fit your needs.
+
+1. Upload them to Coder through the CLI or dashboard:
+
+ - CLI:
+
+ ```shell
+ coder templates push
-d
+ ```
+
+ - Dashboard:
+
+ 1. Create a `.zip` of the template files:
+
+ - On Mac or Windows, highlight the files and then right click. A
+ "compress" option is available through the right-click context menu.
+
+ - To zip the files through the command line:
+
+ ```shell
+ zip templates.zip Dockerfile main.tf
+ ```
+
+ 1. Select **Templates**.
+ 1. Select **Create Template**, then **Upload template**:
+
+ 
+
+ 1. Drag the `.zip` file into the **Upload template** section and fill out the
+ details, then select **Create template**.
+
+ 
+
+