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display_name: Externally Managed Workspace
description: A template to provision externally managed resources as Coder workspaces
icon: ../../../../.icons/electric-plug-emoji.svg
verified: true
tags: [external]
---

# Externally Managed Workspace Template

> [!IMPORTANT]
> External agents require a [Premium](https://coder.com/pricing) Coder license.

This template provides a minimal scaffolding for creating Coder workspaces that connect to externally provisioned compute resources.

Use this template as a starting point to build your own custom templates for scenarios where you need to connect to existing infrastructure.
