Merge pull request #1552 from influxdata/cloud-template

Cloud templates

content/influxdb/v2.0/influxdb-templates/cloud.md

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 title: InfluxDB templates in InfluxDB Cloud
 list_title: InfluxDB templates in Cloud
 description: >
-  Download and use the `influx` CLI to apply and manage InfluxDB templates with
-  your InfluxDB Cloud account.
+  Install templates directly in the UI or download the `influx` CLI to apply and manage InfluxDB templates in your InfluxDB Cloud account.
 menu:
   influxdb_2_0:
     parent: InfluxDB templates
@@ -15,9 +14,48 @@ influxdb/v2.0/tags: [templates]
 products: [cloud]
 ---
 
-Use the [`influx` command line interface (CLI)](/influxdb/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/)
-to apply and manage templates in your InfluxDB Cloud account.
+To use templates in InfluxDB Cloud, you have a couple options:
 
+- [Install and customize templates directly in the Cloud UI](#install-and-customize-a-template-in-the-cloud-ui)
+- [Apply and manage templates using the `influx` CLI](#apply-and-manage-templates-using-the-influx-cli)
+
+## Install and customize a template in the Cloud UI
+
+{{% note %}}
+To ensure the template works, complete the **ReadMe** instructions after installing a template. For example, you may need to configure telegraf to write specific data to your Cloud instance before the template can be used.
+{{% /note %}}
+
+1. Under **Settings** icon in the navigation bar.
+
+    {{< nav-icon "settings" >}}
+
+2. Click **Templates**.
+3. (Optional) If you already have a template URL, you can skip this step. Click **Browse Community Templates** to explore templates and obtain a template URL (YAML or JSON file).
+4. Enter the URL to the template's YAML or JSON file (from the [InfluxData Community Templates](https://github.com/influxdata/community-templates) repository), and then click **Lookup Template**.
+The Template Installer displays the template name and the number of resources included in the template (for example, dashboards, Telegraf configurations, buckets, and more).
+5. Click **Install Template**. A message confirms the template has been successfully installed.
+6. Under **Installed Templates**, find the template, and do the following:
+   - Click **View Readme**. Complete the instructions to finalize your template.
+   - (Optional) To customize a template, under **Installed Resources**, expand the template resources, and then click a resource to update it. Update any of the following resources included in the template:
+
+    - Buckets. [Update buckets](/influxdb/v2.0/organizations/buckets/update-bucket/)
+    - Dashboards. [Control dashboards](/influxdb/v2.0/visualize-data/dashboards/control-dashboard/)
+    - Labels. [Edit labels](/influxdb/v2.0/visualize-data/labels/#edit-a-label)
+    - Checks. [Update checks](/influxdb/v2.0/monitor-alert/checks/update/)
+    - Notification endpoints. [Update notification endpoints](/influxdb/v2.0/monitor-alert/notification-endpoints/update/)
+    - Notification rules. [Update notification rules](/influxdb/v2.0/monitor-alert/notification-rules/update/)
+    - Telegraf configurations. [Update a Telegraf configurations](/influxdb/v2.0/telegraf-configs/update/)
+
+7. (Optional) Add or delete resources from the template, and then use the `influx` CLI to [export resources to a new template (JSON or YAML file)](/influxdb/v2.0/influxdb-templates/create/#export-all-resources).
+
+{{% note %}}
+To install and configure the `influx` CLI, complete steps 1-2 in the procedure below.
+{{% /note %}}
+
+## Apply and manage templates using the influx CLI
+
+Use the [`influx` CLI](/influxdb/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/)
+to apply and manage templates in your InfluxDB Cloud account.
 If you haven’t already, do the following:
 
 1. [Download and install `influx` CLI](/influxdb/v2.0/get-started/#optional-download-install-and-use-the-influx-cli).

content/influxdb/v2.0/reference/release-notes/influxdb-cloud.md

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ aliases:
 
 InfluxDB Cloud updates occur frequently. Find a compilation of monthly updates below.
 
+## 2020-9-25
+
+### Install and customize InfluxDB community templates in the Cloud UI
+
+Install and customize any [InfluxDB community template](https://github.com/influxdata/community-templates#templates) directly in the Cloud user interface (UI). For more details, see how to [install and customize a template in the UI](/influxdb/v2.0/influxdb-templates/cloud/#install-and-customize-a-template-in-the-cloud-ui).
+
 ## 2020-09-02
 
 ### Pricing updates and Azure region