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How Templates Will Save You Time

Templates are so great because they allow you to make a change once and have it propagate to hundreds or even thousands of items. Cacti has three different types of templates: graph templates, data (source) templates, and host templates. In this section, I will discuss how to create and apply templates to graphs, data sources, and hosts. I will not discuss the purpose of each field related to graphs and data sources however, for that you must read about graphs and data sources.

4.1. Graph Templates

4.2. Data Templates

4.3. Host Templates