# Adding to existing container

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-to-existing-container/69884>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 15, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-to-existing-container/69884 "2023-02-15T13:15:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kaleb.s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@kaleb.s](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaleb.s)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-to-existing-container/69884/1 "2023-02-15T13:15:46Z")

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This may sound like a stupid question but I cant for the life of me figure out how to add a new template instance to an existing container that I already have. Am i missing something?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-to-existing-container/69884/2 "2023-02-15T13:17:50Z")

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Drag the template from the tree to drop in the container?

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**Author:** ![kaleb.s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@kaleb.s](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaleb.s)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-to-existing-container/69884/3 "2023-02-15T13:18:38Z")

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Just as I read this i figure out why. I thought it was a container and I actually created a group. Thank you.