# Setup & Configuration

Blueprints are reusable dashboard layouts that can be applied across multiple devices or projects. They help maintain consistency across internal teams or customer-facing dashboards.

Blueprints are located under the **Monitoring** section of the Qubitro homepage. To view and manage them, select the **Blueprints** tab.

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Blueprints are only available to **Organizations** on the Enterprise plan.
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### Creating a Blueprint

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**Select a dashboard layout**

Click **New Blueprint** from the Blueprints view and choose an existing dashboard to use as the starting layout. This layout will be saved for reuse.

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**Name your blueprint**

Enter a name for the blueprint. You can also add tags to help organize or filter it later.

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**Modify the layout**

After creating the blueprint, it opens in the dashboard editor. You can add or remove widgets, choose data points from devices or templates, and customize the layout just like any dashboard.

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Choosing a project and device while editing a blueprint is only for preview and configuration purposes. Blueprints save the selected data points, not fixed device or project IDs. These will be applied automatically based on the selected device or template during dashboard creation.
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**Save**

Click **Save** to store your changes. The blueprint is now ready to be applied when creating new dashboards.
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### Using Blueprints

Once created, blueprints can be applied to new dashboards during the dashboard creation process.

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Blueprints help speed up dashboard creation across multiple devices by reusing a saved layout with predefined widgets and configuration.
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[setup-and-configuration](https://docs.qubitro.com/platform/monitoring/dashboards/setup-and-configuration)
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