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Creating your own Application structure
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> Note: This section is under development.
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While the [basic](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-app-basic) and [advanced](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-app-advanced)
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project templates are great for most of your needs, you may want to create your own project template with which
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to start your projects.
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Project templates in Yii are simply repositories containing a `composer.json` file, and registered as a Composer package.
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Any repository can be identified as a Composer package, making it installable via `create-project` Composer command.
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Since it's a bit too much to start building your entire template from scratch, it is better to use one of the built-in
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templates as a base. Let's use the basic template here.
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Clone the Basic Template
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The first step is to clone the basic Yii template's Git repository:
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```bash
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git clone git@github.com:yiisoft/yii2-app-basic.git
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```
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Then wait for the repository to be downloaded to your computer. Since the changes made to the template won't be pushed
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back, you can delete the `.git` directory and all of its contents from the download.
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Modify the Files
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Next, you'll want to modify the `composer.json` to reflect your template. Change the `name`, `description`, `keywords`,
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`homepage`, `license`, and `support` values to describe your new template. Also adjust the `require`, `require-dev`,
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`suggest`, and other options to match your template's requirements.
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> Note: In the `composer.json` file, use the `writable` parameter under `extra` to specify
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> per file permissions to be set after an application is created using the template.
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Next, actually modify the structure and contents of the application as you would like the default to be.
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Finally, update the README file to be applicable to your template.
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Make a Package
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With the template defined, create a Git repository from it, and push your files there. If you're going to open source
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your template, [Github](https://github.com) is the best place to host it. If you intend to keep your template
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non-collaborative, any Git repository site will do.
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Next, you need to register your package for Composer's sake. For public templates, the package should be registered
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at [Packagist](https://packagist.org/). For private templates, it is a bit more tricky to register the package. For
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instructions, see the [Composer documentation](https://getcomposer.org/doc/05-repositories.md#hosting-your-own).
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Use the Template
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That's all that's required to create a new Yii project template. Now you can create projects using your template:
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```
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composer create-project --prefer-dist --stability=dev mysoft/yii2-app-coolone new-project
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```
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