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InfluxDB stacks	Use an InfluxDB stack to manage your InfluxDB templates—add, update, or remove templates over time.	influxdb_2_0 parent InfluxDB templates	105	/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/pkg/stack/

Use InfluxDB stacks to manage InfluxDB templates. When you apply a template, InfluxDB associates resources in the template with a stack. Use the stack to add, update, or remove InfluxDB templates over time.

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{{% note %}} Key differences between stacks and templates:

• A template defines a set of resources in a text file outside of InfluxDB. When you apply a template, a stack is automatically created to manage the applied template.
• Stacks add, modify or delete resources in an instance.
• Templates do not recognize resources in an instance. All resources in the template are added, creating duplicate resources if a resource already exists. {{% /note %}}