# Project template dropdown missing values **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition80\ **Created:** [August 27, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807 "2019-08-27T17:57:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ankitkarwa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ankitkarwa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ankitkarwa21)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/1 "2019-08-27T17:57:36Z")
The project template dropdown menu is blank in the create new project form. Any ideas on how to fix it? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/b/b0410921c14399ef60f9700834967d77c4aa8248.png) ---
**Author:** ![dmalan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dmalan/32/10600_2.png) [@dmalan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dmalan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/2 "2019-08-27T18:37:18Z")
What version of Ignition are you on? ---
**Author:** ![ankitkarwa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ankitkarwa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ankitkarwa21)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/3 "2019-08-27T18:37:33Z")
8.03 ---
**Author:** ![dmalan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dmalan/32/10600_2.png) [@dmalan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dmalan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/4 "2019-08-27T18:42:18Z")
Were they there before and now missing? Is this a test server or your production server? ---
**Author:** ![ankitkarwa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ankitkarwa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ankitkarwa21)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/5 "2019-08-27T18:43:57Z")
This is a production server upgraded from 7.9. Test server, fresh 8.0 install, has the values. ---
**Author:** ![dmalan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dmalan/32/10600_2.png) [@dmalan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dmalan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/6 "2019-08-27T21:01:21Z")
The Designer you are working with, does it have access to the internet? It will need access to the internet to get the templates. ---
**Author:** ![ankitkarwa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ankitkarwa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ankitkarwa21)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/7 "2019-08-27T22:42:50Z")
No, it does not have access to Internet. All our gateways are installed on servers that dont have access to internet for security reasons. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/8 "2019-08-27T22:46:43Z")
Okay, so that’s why. In 8.0, we moved the project templates to an external resource - specifically, [https://api.inductiveautomation.com/v2/ignition/projects](https://api.inductiveautomation.com/v2/ignition/projects). If you’d just like those templates for your own use, you could download the .zip files locally and move them onto a machine that’s able to connect to your gateway. ---
**Author:** ![ankitkarwa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ankitkarwa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ankitkarwa21)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/9 "2019-08-27T22:51:06Z")
You mean import the proj files manually before starting a new project? Can I change the settings somewhere to look for these external resource in a different location where my gateway has access? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/10 "2019-08-27T22:56:22Z")
No, the template search path is hardcoded - I suppose you could override your `hosts` or DNS to point somewhere else, but that seems overkill. I would suggest downloading them manually, then importing on the gateway every time you want to create a new project. There’s no difference between doing that and starting from the templates, it’s just a bit less convenient. ---
**Author:** ![ankitkarwa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ankitkarwa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ankitkarwa21)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/11 "2019-08-27T22:57:54Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ankitkarwa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ankitkarwa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ankitkarwa21)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/12 "2019-08-28T19:33:32Z")
Do custom icon library need internet to work too? I created a custom library that I am able use on Icon component in test server (connected to internet) but not in production server (not connected to internet) ? ---
**Author:** ![simon.beeching](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@simon.beeching](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/simon.beeching)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/13 "2019-09-03T23:27:20Z")
Remember to mark the imported project as ‘inheritable’ as well ---
**Author:** ![user70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecb155/32.png) [@user70](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/user70)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/14 "2022-02-09T20:17:54Z")
@paul-griffith, Where can you download the project templates from? I am having the same issue as ankitkarwa21 ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/15 "2022-02-09T20:56:52Z")
All the individual file links are in the JSON response from the URL I listed above. ---
**Author:** ![rsoriano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@rsoriano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rsoriano)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/16 "2022-04-25T08:53:33Z")
Does anyone successfully configure the project template without internet access here? Can you please share your work around. Thanks a lot. Bobby ---
**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:** [April 25, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/17 "2022-04-25T13:22:38Z")
Load them in a system connected to the internet. Manually export from that server to project files. Transport files to production environment. _ **Manually** _ import the desired project template as a new project name. ---
**Author:** ![rsoriano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@rsoriano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rsoriano)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/18 "2022-04-26T07:13:42Z")
thanks that is what i have done. Searching for work around with out import export if we have downloaded the template. Regards, Bobby ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/19 "2022-04-26T12:20:54Z")
Import/export _ **is** _ the workaround. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-template-dropdown-missing-values/27807/20 "2022-04-26T12:22:59Z")
After you have the appropriate templates via project import, you can use the designer’s “send…” function to copy a template to an existing project.