# Templates overview (/templates)



This page explains templates. For the full list with resources and settings,
see the [template catalog](/templates/catalog); for a worked example, see
[Deploy an AI agent](/guides/deploy-an-agent).

A template is a ready-to-deploy service definition: a container image, default
resources (CPU, memory, storage, GPU when needed), the ports it exposes, the
environment variables it accepts, and a health check. Deploying from a template
gives you a running service in minutes without writing a deployment file.

## Deploy a template [#deploy-a-template]

From the web app, open **Deploy a template** at
`https://clouds.alternatefutures.ai/deploy`, pick one and fill in the required
variables.

From the CLI:

```bash
acc templates list
acc templates info <template-id>
acc services create --kind template --template <template-id>
```

Every required environment variable without a default must be set before the
deploy starts; the catalog marks them. Variables marked "set by the platform"
are filled in for you when you deploy.

## Composite templates [#composite-templates]

Some templates deploy several services together, for example an agent with its
own database. These composite templates deploy from the web app only; the CLI
does not support them yet and says so if you try. The catalog marks each one.

## Where the list comes from [#where-the-list-comes-from]

The catalog is generated from the platform's template registry on every merge
and filtered to what the platform currently offers, so it matches
`acc templates list` and the web app.

<Cards>
  <Card title="Template catalog" href="/templates/catalog" description="Every template with resources, ports, environment variables and health checks." />

  <Card title="Command reference" href="/cli/commands" description="The acc templates and services commands." />
</Cards>