# Deploy from a template Deploy resources (Nodes, Hosts, Services, Secrets, storage, etc.) to a Tenant using the DuploCloud Stacks feature. ## Uploading templates Upload templates in advance to make them available for deployment across all Tenants or for a specific Tenant to make them available only within that Tenant's environment. You can upload a template for a specific Tenant ahead of time, or at the time of deployment. ### Uploading a template for all Tenants 1. From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to **Administrator** -> **System Settings**. 2. Select the **Templates** tab. 3. Click **Upload**. The **Upload Template** pane displays.

The Upload Template pane

4. Enter a name for the template in the **File Name** field. 5. In the **Module Type** list box, **Stack** is selected by default. For steps related to the **Agent** Module Type, see below. 6. Click **Choose File** and select the file to upload. 7. Click **Upload**. ### Uploading a template for a specific Tenant 1. Select the Tenant that will use the template from the **Tenant** list box. 2. Navigate to **Automation** -> **Stacks**. 3. Select the **Templates** tab, and click **Upload**. The **Upload Template** pane displays. 4. Enter a name for the template in the **Name** field. 5. Click **Choose File**, and select the file to upload. 6. Click **Upload**. ### Uploading a template during deployment While creating a deployment following the [steps below](#deploying-a-stack-template), select the **Upload File** option, and upload the template you wish to use for the deployment. ## Viewing a template Access a read-only version of the template to view. To download an editable version of a template, see the [instructions below](#downloading-a-template). ### Viewing a template available to all Tenants 1. From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to **Administrator** -> **System Settings**. 2. Select the **Templates** tab. 3. In the row of the template you want to view, click the menu icon (), and sele**ct View**. ### Viewing a template uploaded to a specific Tenant 1. Select the Tenant that will use the template from the **Tenant** list box. 2. Navigate to **Automation** -> **Stacks**. 3. In the row of the template you want to view, click the menu icon (), and select **View**. ## Downloading a template ### Downloading a template available to all Tenants 1. From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to **Administrator** -> **System Settings**. 2. Select the **Templates** tab. 3. In the row of the template you want to Download, click the menu icon (), and select **Download**. ### Downloading a template uploaded to a specific Tenant 1. Select the Tenant that will use the template from the **Tenant** list box. 2. Navigate to **Automation** -> **Stacks**. 3. In the row of the template you want to Download, click the menu icon (), and select **Download**. ## Deleting a template ### Deleting a template available to all Tenants 1. From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to **Administrator** -> **System Settings**. 2. Select the **Templates** tab. 3. In the row of the template you want to delete, click the menu icon (), and select **Delete**. ### Deleting a template uploaded to a specific Tenant 1. Select the Tenant that will use the template from the **Tenant** list box. 2. Navigate to **Automation** -> **Stacks**. 3. In the row of the template you want to delete, click the menu icon (), and select **Delete**. ## Deploying a Stacks template 1. Select the Tenant from the **Tenant** list box. 2. Navigate to **Automation** -> **Stacks**. 3. Select the **Deployments** tab. 4. Click **Deploy**. The **Deploy Template** pane displays. 5. Enter a deployment name in the **Name** field. 6. Select how you will provide a template: * **Upload File**: Click **Choose File** and select the file to upload. * **Select Template**: From the **Deploy Template** list box, select the template to deploy. 7. Click **Next**. 8. If a dialog box displays, enter values for any necessary input variables, and click **Next**. 9. Click **Deploy**. Resources from the selected template are deployed into the selected Tenant. ## Viewing Stacks deployments View a deployment's logs or configurations (in JSON). 1. Select the Tenant from the **Tenant** list box. 2. Navigate to **Automation** -> **Stacks**. 3. Select the **Deployments** tab. 4. Click on the deployment you want to view in the **NAME** column. Details for the selected deployment display. 5. On the left is a list of **Resources** organized hierarchically. Select the resource(s) you want to investigate. 6. On the right, details for the selected resource(s) display. Select **JSON** or **Logs** to inspect specific configurations or logs for that resource. 7. Click **Close** to return to the **Deployments** tab.