# Services TemplatesA GitLab administrator can add a service template that sets a default for eachproject. This makes it much easier to configure individual projects.After the template is created, the template details will be pre-filled on aproject's Service page.## Enable a Service templateIn GitLab's Admin area, navigate to **Service Templates** and choose theservice template you wish to create.For example, in the image below you can see Redmine.---**NOTE:** For each project, you will still need to configure the issue trackingURLs by replacing `:issues_tracker_id` in the above screenshot with the ID usedby your external issue tracker. Prior to GitLab v7.8, this ID was configured inthe project settings, and GitLab would automatically update the URL configuredin `gitlab.yml`. This behavior is now deprecated and all issue tracker URLsmust be configured directly within the project's **Services** settings.