Commit 216dac62 authored by Fabio Busatto's avatar Fabio Busatto Committed by Achilleas Pipinellis

Update Create Project Getting Started

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![Project information](img/create_new_project_info.png)
1. Choose if you want start a blank project, or with one of the predefined
[Project Templates](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/project-templates):
this will kickstart your repository code and CI automatically.
Otherwise, if you have a project in a different repository, you can [import it] by
clicking an **Import project from** button provided this is enabled in
your GitLab instance. Ask your administrator if not.
1. Provide the following information:
- Enter the name of your project in the **Project name** field. You can't use
special characters, but you can use spaces, hyphens, underscores or even
emoji.
- If you have a project in a different repository, you can [import it] by
clicking an **Import project from** button provided this is enabled in
your GitLab instance. Ask your administrator if not.
- The **Project description (optional)** field enables you to enter a
description for your project's dashboard, which will help others
understand what your project is about. Though it's not required, it's a good
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1. Click **Create project**.
## From a template
To kickstart your development GitLab projects can be started from a template.
For example, one of the templates included is Ruby on Rails. When filling out the
form for new projects, click the 'Ruby on Rails' button. During project creation,
this will import a Ruby on Rails template with GitLab CI preconfigured.
[import it]: ../workflow/importing/README.md
[reserved]: ../user/reserved_names.md
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