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# Custom group-level project templates **(PREMIUM)**
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/6861) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 11.6.
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When you create a new [project ](../project/index.md ), creating it based on custom project templates is
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a convenient option.
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Users can configure a GitLab group that serves as template
source under a group's **Settings > General > Custom project templates** .
NOTE: **Note:**
GitLab administrators can
[set project templates for an entire GitLab instance ](../admin_area/custom_project_templates.md ).
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Within this section, you can configure the group where all the custom project
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templates are sourced. Every project _template_ directly under the group namespace is
available to every signed-in user, if all enabled [project features ](../project/settings/index.md#sharing-and-permissions ) are set to **Everyone With Access** .
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However, private projects will be available only if the user is a member of the project.
NOTE: **Note:**
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Only direct subgroups can be set as the template source. Projects of nested subgroups of a selected template source cannot be used.
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Repository and database information that are copied over to each new project are
identical to the data exported with [GitLab's Project Import/Export ](../project/settings/import_export.md ).
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