Project starters > Sharing a project template

DatoCMS allows to turn an existing project into a ready-to-clone public template project allowing anyone to bootstrap a new project based off of yours.

In this in-depth guide we will learn how to make a project public and how to create and configure a clone and deploy link or button to share your project.

Turn a project into a public template

Since projects might contain sensitive information they are all private by default. To make a project public, head to the project main page in the DatoCMS dashboard and switch on the Public template project option in the Danger Zone section.

Important: From now on anyone will be able to clone the project, so make sure it doesn't contain any sensitive information!

Once you've set your project to be a public template, you can then generate:

• A "Clone project" button to perform a complete clone of an existing DatoCMS project, or

• A "Project starter" button, to clone a project AND deploy a frontend capable of reading the content coming from the project itself;