When To Build A Template
Quick Example
Build Model
Template Tasks
Quickstart
Build and launch your first reusable machine template.
How it works
Understand how template builds turn setup steps into machine snapshots.
Base image
Start from standard images, existing templates, custom images, or Dockerfiles.
Defining template
Install packages, copy files, clone repos, run commands, and set envs.
Start and ready commands
Start services automatically and wait for ports, URLs, files, or commands.
Warm pools
Keep ready capacity for a template and choose fallback behavior at create time.
Build
Build, wait, tune resources, and control cache behavior.
Logging
Stream build logs, reconnect, and inspect cache events.