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# How to Manage an Autoscaling Template?
### **a. How to view the list of all Autoscaling Templates?**
To view a list of all autoscaling templates, follow the steps given below:
**Step 1:** [Login](https://customer.acecloudhosting.com/index.php?m=ace_product_register_addon\&action=login) to your account.
**Step 2:** Navigate to **Compute > Auto scaling > Templates** to view all available templates.
### **b. How to create an Autoscaling Template?**
To create an autoscaling template, follow the steps given below:
**Step 1:** Click on the **Create Template**.
**Step 2:** Enter **Template Details** and **Specification.**
| **Template Name** | Enter name for the autoscaling template. |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Description** | Enter description for the autoscaling template. |
| **OS Type** | Select the operating system type for your template. Choose from Linux, Windows, or Custom OS. |
| **Image** | Select image for the autoscaling template. |
| **Flavor** | Select a flavor for your template. Only non-GPU flavors are shown and filtered based on the selected OS type. |
**Step 3:** Enter **Storage** and **Network Configuration** details.
| **Field** | **Description** |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Volume Type** | Select the volume type for the template. |
| **Volume Size (GB)** | Enter the volume size in GB. Must be greater than 20 GB and greater than the selected image size. |
| **Network** |
Select a network for the autoscaling template.
Note: To create a new network, click Create.
|
| **Subnet** | Select a subnet from the available network for your template. |
| **Security Group** |
Select a security group for the autoscaling template.
Note: If you want to create a new security group, click on Create.
|
**Step 4:** Configure a Post Creation Script (Optional)
* Upload a script file (.txt or .sh, up to 16 KB) using Load Script from a file, or enter the script directly in the Enter customization script field.
* The script will be Base64 encoded and executed automatically after server creation.
* You can monitor the script execution status and logs from the instance after deployment.
***Note:** The customization script may take a few minutes to complete. You can check the instance logs for progress and execution details.*
**Step 5:** Configure Additional Properties
1. Under **Require Key Pair**, select:
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**Yes** to require an SSH key pair for instance access.
\
**No** to allow instance creation without a key pair.
2. If **Yes** is selected, choose an existing key pair from the **Key Pair** dropdown or click **Create** to add a new key pair.
3. Click **Refresh** to update the list of available key pairs if needed.
**Step 6:** Review the template details and click **Create Template**.
You have successfully created an Autoscaling Template.
### **c. How to delete an Autoscaling Template?**
To delete an autoscaling template, follow the steps given below:
**Step 1:** Choose **Delete Template** from the drop-down menu.
**Step 2:** Click on **Delete** to confirm the deletion.
### **d. How to update an Autoscaling Template?**
To update an autoscaling template, follow the steps given below:
**Step 1:** Click on **Actions** and choose **Edit Template** from the drop-down.
**Step 2:** Update the details and click on **Update Template.**
### **e. How to view an Autoscaling Template overview?**
To view an autoscaling template overview, follow the steps given below:
**Step 1:** Choose the template for which you want to view the overview and click on **Template Name.**
**Step 2:** Here, you can view the template overview.
