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# Template inheritance
In instances where you want to reuse code across different Coder templates, such as common scripts or resource definitions, we suggest using [Terraform Modules](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/modules).
These modules can be stored externally from Coder, like in a Git repository or a Terraform registry. Below is an example of how to reference a module in your template:
```hcl
data "coder_workspace" "me" {}
module "coder-base" {
source = "github.com/my-organization/coder-base"
# Modules take in variables and can provision infrastructure
vpc_name = "devex-3"
subnet_tags = { "name": data.coder_workspace.me.name }
code_server_version = 4.14.1
}
resource "coder_agent" "dev" {
# Modules can provide outputs, such as helper scripts
startup_script=<<EOF
#!/bin/sh
${module.coder-base.code_server_install_command}
EOF
}
```
> Learn more about [creating modules](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/modules) and [module sources](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/modules/sources) in the Terraform documentation.
## Git authentication
If you are importing a module from a private git repository, the Coder server [or provisioner](../admin/provisioners.md) needs git credentials. Since this token will only be used for cloning your repositories with modules, it is best to create a token with limited access to repositories and no extra permissions. In GitHub, you can generate a [fine-grained token](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/overview/permissions-required-for-fine-grained-personal-access-tokens?apiVersion=2022-11-28) with read only access to repos.
If you are running Coder on a VM, make sure you have `git` installed and the `coder` user has access to the following files
```sh
# /home/coder/.gitconfig
[credential]
helper = store
```
```sh
# /home/coder/.git-credentials
# GitHub example:
https://your-github-username:your-github-pat@github.com
```
If you are running Coder on Docker or Kubernetes, `git` is pre-installed in the Coder image. However, you still need to mount credentials. This can be done via a Docker volume mount or Kubernetes secrets.
### Passing git credentials in Kubernetes
First, create a `.gitconfig` and `.git-credentials` file on your local machine. You may want to do this in a temporary directory to avoid conflicting with your own git credentials.
Next, create the secret in Kubernetes. Be sure to do this in the same namespace that Coder is installed in.
```sh
export NAMESPACE=coder
kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
name: git-secrets
namespace: $NAMESPACE
type: Opaque
data:
.gitconfig: $(cat .gitconfig | base64 | tr -d '\n')
.git-credentials: $(cat .git-credentials | base64 | tr -d '\n')
EOF
```
Then, modify Coder's Helm values to mount the secret.
```yaml
coder:
volumes:
- name: git-secrets
secret:
secretName: git-secrets
volumeMounts:
- name: git-secrets
mountPath: "/home/coder/.gitconfig"
subPath: .gitconfig
readOnly: true
- name: git-secrets
mountPath: "/home/coder/.git-credentials"
subPath: .git-credentials
readOnly: true
```