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A template share link lets someone give you a private template without publishing it. Open it, read the preview and, if you trust the author, create the app or stack from it. The template is not verified by Vertra: it comes from a person, not from the catalog. You need an account to create anything from a link. The preview itself opens without signing in.

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The preview

Before you create anything, the link page shows:
  • the author;
  • what will be created (the services and the total memory);
  • the required plan and the image slot it will use;
  • the Not verified by Vertra badge;
  • if the code is closed, a notice: the values you fill in (for example, your model provider key) go to code you cannot see, and you are trusting the author.
Continue only if you trust whoever sent the link. See Closed templates. The author chooses the kind when creating the link.

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The image copy and your slot

When a link template runs an image, the platform creates an image record in your account: a copy of the image, so nothing is rebuilt and you get no Dockerfile or build context. It uses one image slot of your account (see Image slots); the author keeps theirs. The copy appears in your images list as, for example, “Bot X (from Agency Y)”. Because the image is yours, if the author later deletes the image, the template or their account, nothing changes for what you created. The link stops working, but your copies keep running. Update copies the new version to your account, as long as the link and the template still exist.

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Revocation

The author can revoke the link: no new use is possible and no more updates are offered. What you already created stays yours and keeps running. The author can never stop, delete or read anything in your account. A link can also expire, run out of uses or be revoked, and the page says which:

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Report a template

A link template is a way to distribute someone’s code without review, so every preview and every app created from a template has a Report button. Pick a reason (malicious code, scam or fraud, copyright, leaked secret or other), add details of up to 1,000 characters without passwords or personal data, and send. The Vertra team reviews it, and the author is not told who reported. For serious cases, or if you have evidence, also write to [email protected]. Vertra Cloud can revoke a link or a template and, in case of malware, stop every copy, applying its terms of use. Open the link and click through the wizard, which works like any template. In the CLI, use vertra template deploy --share <link-or-token> --name my-app. A full-copy link gives a template, not a deploy, so the CLI refuses it for deploy. For the API, see Preview a share link, Deploy from a share link, Copy a template and Report. To create your own links, see Share links.
Last modified on October 28, 2026