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title: Influx Templates
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Influx Templates are prepackaged InfluxDB configurations that contain
everything from dashboards and Telegraf configurations to notifications and
alerts in a single manifest file.
menu: v2_0
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v2.0/tags: [influx templates]
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Use Influx Templates to quickly set up a fresh instance of InfluxDB, backup your
dashboard configuration, or share your configuration with the InfluxData community.
## Template manifests
A template manifest is a file that defines the contents of a template.
Manifest files support the following formats:
- YAML
- JSON
- Jsonnet
_See [Create an Influx Template](/v2.0/influx-templates/create/) for information about
generating manifest files._
### Template resources
Template **resources** are elements of the InfluxDB user interface (UI) that can
be included in a template.
The following template resources are available:
- buckets
- checks
- dashboards
- dashboard variables
- labels
- notification endpoints
- notification rules
- tasks
- Telegraf configurations
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- Populating secrets for templates that include secrets
- View package summaries before installing
- Validate a package before installing
- Use a template from a remote URL
- Use a template from a remote URL
- Define secrets while installing a template