# What you need to put a template live

> A template is a code project rather than a drag and drop editor, so putting one live needs Node and somebody comfortable at a command line.

Templates you buy · noboringsites documentation · https://noboringsites.com/docs/templates/what-you-need-to-put-a-template-live/

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It is a code project, not a drag and drop editor. Settle whether that suits you now rather than in month three.

## What you need

Three things, and all three are free.

- **Node** installed on the machine that builds the site.
- **A command line** and somebody who is comfortable using one.
- **Somewhere to host it** - any host that serves static files will take it.

## What you do not need

The list of things a template does not drag in.

- **No plan.** Hosting a template yourself is a supported way to use it.
- **No plugin marketplace**, so there is no plugin layer waiting to be patched.
- **No account with us** beyond the one your purchase opened.
- **No design tool.** The design ships finished in the files.

## If that is nobody in your business

Say so now, not later.

- **Buy a plan** and let us host and edit the site for you.
- **Commission a build** if the design also has to be yours alone.
- **Ask first.** Email team@noboringsites.com and we will tell you which lane fits rather than take the wrong money.

## The honest test

One question answers it.

- **Can somebody in your business run a build command?** If yes, a template is the cheapest route to a good site.
- **If no**, a template will sit in a folder. That is the failure we see most, and it is avoidable.