> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.portainer.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.portainer.io/user/docker/templates.md).

# Templates

Templates let you deploy a container (or a stack of containers) to an environment with a set of predetermined configuration values while still allowing you to customize the configuration (for example, environment variables).

{% content-ref url="/pages/ldT6r87eK2vRmCEkevA5" %}
[Application](/user/docker/templates/application.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MgcunBHdm7W\_b3KrYQk" %}
[Custom templates](/user/docker/templates/custom.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}