# Can I make a template public so other projects can use it? (/docs/faq/public-templates)

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Yes. By default, templates are scoped to the project that built them, but you can publish a template to make it usable by any other E2B project.

## Publishing a template [#publishing-a-template]

You can publish a template in two ways:

### From the dashboard [#from-the-dashboard]

Open the [Templates tab](https://e2b.dev/dashboard?tab=templates), find the template, and toggle it to public.

### From the CLI [#from-the-cli]

Use the [E2B CLI](/docs/cli) to publish a template you've already built:

```bash
e2b template publish <template-name>
```

## Using a public template [#using-a-public-template]

Once published, other projects can create a sandbox from your template by referencing it with the full namespaced format `project-slug/template-name`:

```bash
e2b sandbox spawn your-project-slug/<template-name>
```

The same naming format works in the SDKs. Pass `project-slug/template-name` as the template alias to `Sandbox.create()`.

## Unpublishing [#unpublishing]

To revoke public access, either toggle the template back to private in the [dashboard Templates tab](https://e2b.dev/dashboard?tab=templates), or run:

```bash
e2b template unpublish <template-name>
```

The template stays in your project and remains usable by your project. It is just no longer reachable by others.

For more on naming and how the project-slug prefix works, see [Template names](/docs/template/names).