Create a Project
You can create as many projects as you would like within Cloud CMS. Each project provides a collaborate space for your team. You use this collaboration space to:
- Work on content together
- Design your content schema, properties and forms
- Invite users into teams and assign roles and responsibilities
- Approve content and make it available on your web site or mobile app
And much more.
There are multiple ways to create a project. For example, you can:
- Create a Project from scratch -Create a Project using a Project Template
Let's walk through these.
Create a Project from Scratch
To create a Project from scratch, start by going to your platform and clicking on the Projects link on the left-hand menu.
![scratch-1.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/ui/projects/project-create/scratch-1.png)
And then click on Create Project. This brings up the Project Creation Wizard.
![scratch-2.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/ui/projects/project-create/scratch-2.png)
Make sure Empty Project is selected and click Next. Then give your project a Name and a Description.
![scratch-3.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/ui/projects/project-create/scratch-3.png)
Click Create and your Project will be created. This may take a minute or two. Once the wizard completes, you will be dropped into your new Project.
Remember that a Project built from scratch doesn't yet have any custom content models or content objects in it. It is more or less a blank slate for you to work with. You can build out anything you want!
Create a Project using a Project Template
Any Project can be tagged as a template. Tagging a Project as a template means that you want other people to be able to make copies of your Project by picking it within the Project Creation Wizard.
To tag a Project as a Template, go into the existing Project that you wish to tag as a Template and then go to the Project Settings page on the left-hand side menu.
![template-1.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/ui/projects/project-create/template-1.png)
Then click on Project Settings.
![template-2.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/ui/projects/project-create/template-2.png)
Check the box for "Mark this project as a template" and click Save.
That's it, your existing Project is now marked as a Project Template.
Now create a new Project by going to the Projects page and clicking Create Project.
![template-3.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/ui/projects/project-create/template-3.png)
Notice that you Project Template is now available within the Project Creation Wizard. Select your Project Template and then complete the Project Creation Wizard to create a new Project.
Your new Project will be a copy of the Project Template. All of the content definitions, forms, content objects, users and more will be included.