# 6 Host templates

Use of templates is an excellent way of making maintenance of Zabbix
much easier.

A template can be linked to a number of hosts. Items, triggers and
graphs of the template will be automatically added to the linked hosts.
Change definition of a template item (trigger, graph) and the change
will be automatically applied to the hosts.

Host template attributes:

|Parameter|Description|
|---------|-----------|
|**Name**|Unique template (host) name. The name must be unique within ZABBIX Node.|
|**Groups**|List of host groups the template belongs to.|
|**New group**|Assign new host group to the template.|
|**Link with template**|Used to create hierarchical templates.|