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title: InfluxDB templates in InfluxDB Cloud
description: Install templates directly in the UI or download the influx CLI to apply and manage InfluxDB templates in your InfluxDB Cloud account.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/tools/influxdb-templates/cloud/
estimated_tokens: 869
product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)
version: cloud
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/tools/influxdb-templates/cloud/
date: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
lastmod: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
---

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.

1. Under **Settings** icon in the navigation bar.

   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/cloud/admin/buckets/update-bucket/)

   * Dashboards. [Control dashboards](/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/dashboards/control-dashboard/)

   * Labels. [Edit labels](/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/labels/#edit-a-label)

   * Checks. [Update checks](/influxdb/cloud/monitor-alert/checks/update/)

   * Notification endpoints. [Update notification endpoints](/influxdb/cloud/monitor-alert/notification-endpoints/update/)

   * Notification rules. [Update notification rules](/influxdb/cloud/monitor-alert/notification-rules/update/)

   * Telegraf configurations. [Update a Telegraf configurations](/influxdb/cloud/tools/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/cloud/tools/influxdb-templates/create/#export-all-resources).

> [!Note]
> To install and configure the `influx` CLI, complete steps 1-2 in the procedure below.

## Apply and manage templates using the influx CLI

Use the [`influx` CLI](/influxdb/cloud/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/cloud/get-started/#optional-download-install-and-use-the-influx-cli).

2. [Configure the `influx` CLI](/influxdb/cloud/get-started/#set-up-influxdb) to use your
   InfluxDB Cloud instance URL, organization, and tokens.

3. [Use the `influx` CLI](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/) to use, manage, and create
   InfluxDB templates:

   * [Use templates](/influxdb/cloud/tools/influxdb-templates/use/)
   * [Create templates](/influxdb/cloud/tools/influxdb-templates/create/)

[templates](/influxdb/cloud/tags/templates/)