# Converting a VM to a Template

In the vCloud Director interface you can convert a VM to a template and use it to deploy additional VMs, this is particularly useful if you have an SOE or a baseline you've configured in the VM and you want all additional VMs to be the exact same.

To do this follow the steps below:

**Step 1.** Login to the vCloud Director portal

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**Step 2.** Select the Virtual Datacenter that contains the VM you want to convert to a template

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**Step 3.** Find the Virtual Machine and click on 'Actions'

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**Step 4.** In the dropdown menu select 'Create Template'&#x20;

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**Step 5.** Select the Catalog you want to add the template to, adjust the name if necessary and click 'OK'. If you haven't created a catalog to store these templates in follow this guide [LINK](https://kb.hostednetwork.com.au/support/services/cloud/infrastructure-as-a-service/administrative-tasks/what-is-a-catalog-and-how-to-create-one)

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The system will now go through and create a template from the VM you've selected, and then when deploying new VMs you can select to deploy the VM using that template.