# \[uibuilder\] Reminder about the external templates catalogue

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-reminder-about-the-external-templates-catalogue/67887
**Category:** Share Your Projects
**Tags:** uibuilder
**Created:** [18 September 2022 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-reminder-about-the-external-templates-catalogue/67887 "2022-09-18T13:51:53Z")
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### Author: ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [18 September 2022 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-reminder-about-the-external-templates-catalogue/67887/1 "2022-09-18T13:51:53Z")

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Hi all, quick reminder.

uibuilder has a feature that lets you quickly create a web app based on a template configuration. Documentation should be in the docs: [Creating Templates](https://totallyinformation.github.io/node-red-contrib-uibuilder/#/creating-templates), however, not much there yet I'm afraid.

Simply stated, you can create a flow with a uibuilder node, deploy (which creates the folder structure), change your front-end code including any build-step, local libraries, API's, etc. Add a README file and make any changes you need to package.json.

You can then put that whole folder structure into a GitHub repository which can then be referenced when you want to create a new copy of the app. Simply create a new flow with a uibuilder node, set the URL, deploy. Then change the template to the `githubname/reponame` and the whole thing will overwrite the current folder.

There is a (currently very small) catalogue of such template repositories listed on the uibuilder WIKI.

> **[External Templates Catalogue · TotallyInformation/node-red-contrib-uibuilder...](https://github.com/TotallyInformation/node-red-contrib-uibuilder/wiki/External-Templates-Catalogue)**
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> Easily create data-driven web UI's for Node-RED using any (or no) front-end library. - External Templates Catalogue · TotallyInformation/node-red-contrib-uibuilder Wiki

If you have created your own template repos, please do add to that WIKI page so that everyone can benefit.

Thanks, Julian.

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### Author: ![fmarzocca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fmarzocca/32/35901_2.png) [@fmarzocca](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmarzocca)
#### Post date: [18 September 2022 15:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-reminder-about-the-external-templates-catalogue/67887/2 "2022-09-18T15:09:23Z")

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Cool!  
Thank you very much!
