diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd2d7057..69863764 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ Oqtane.Server/Packages
 Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Content
 Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Packages/*.log
 
-Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules
+Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/*
 !Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Oqtane.Modules.*
 !Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Templates
+Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Templates/*
+!Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Templates/External
 
-Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Themes
+Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Themes/*
 !Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Themes/Oqtane.Themes.*
 !Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Themes/Templates
+Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Themes/Templates/*
+Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Themes/Templates/External
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Templates/External/Client/Startup/ClientStartup.cs b/Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Templates/External/Client/Startup/ClientStartup.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..611b5a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Templates/External/Client/Startup/ClientStartup.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Oqtane.Services;
+using [Owner].Module.[Module].Services;
+
+namespace [Owner].Module.[Module].Startup
+{
+    public class ClientStartup : IClientStartup
+    {
+        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            services.AddScoped<I[Module]Service, [Module]Service>();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Templates/External/Server/Startup/ServerStartup.cs b/Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Templates/External/Server/Startup/ServerStartup.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5491925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/wwwroot/Modules/Templates/External/Server/Startup/ServerStartup.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder; 
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Oqtane.Infrastructure;
+using [Owner].Module.[Module].Repository;
+using [Owner].Module.[Module].Services;
+
+namespace [Owner].Module.[Module].Startup
+{
+    public class ServerStartup : IServerStartup
+    {
+        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
+        {
+            // not implemented
+        }
+
+        public void ConfigureMvc(IMvcBuilder mvcBuilder)
+        {
+            // not implemented
+        }
+
+        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            services.AddTransient<I[Module]Service, Server[Module]Service>();
+            services.AddDbContextFactory<[Module]Context>(opt => { }, ServiceLifetime.Transient);
+        }
+    }
+}