diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c8ebbce..8943582 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
-# Contributing guidelines for team profiles
+# Contributing guidelines for meta repo
 
-## Linux DCO
+## Prerequisites
 
-By contributing patches, you agree to the [Linux DCO](https://developercertificate.org/) and sign-off your commits (`git commit -s` or `git commit --signoff`).
+### Linux DCO / CLA
 
-**For community contributors**: We do not require to sign our CLA in most projects (like this), although if you did, we'll assume your CLA signature will make your agreement to DCO legally binding.
+By contributing patches, you agree to the [Linux DCO] and sign-off your commits by adding
+a `Singed-off-by` trailer on your commit message via `git commit --signoff`.
 
-## Updating/adding team profiles
+**For community contributors**: We do not require to sign our CLA in most projects (like this),
+although if we adopt the Apache CLA (instead of rolling our own via Canonical's
+[Project Harmony]), we'll assume your CLA signature will make your agreement to DCO legally
+binding.
 
-> **Note**: You should add your team profile in this repo and not in [`gh:recaptime-dev/website-next`](https://github.com/recaptime-dev/website-next), due to how we setup CI for one-way synchorization.
+## Project-specific instructions
+
+### Updating/adding team profiles
+
+> **Note**: You should add your team profile in this repo and [not directly in wiki], due to how we setup CI for one-way synchorization.
 
 For new members during onboarding, create your own team profile by [copying the template file] and fill in with your own.
 
 ```shell
 # branch off if you have direct push access to the repo or fork to personal namespace
-gh repo clone recaptime-dev/squad # with GitHub CLI
-glab repo clone https://mau.dev/recaptime-dev/squad/gitlab-profile # with GitLab CLI
+gh repo clone recaptime-dev/meta # with GitHub CLI
+glab repo clone https://gitlab.com/recaptime-dev/squad/meta # with GitLab CLI
 # option A: branch off (you can also branch off on your fork to keep things seperate
 # from your own main branch)
 git switch -c your-username/add-team-profile
@@ -36,3 +44,7 @@ $EDITOR CODEOWNERS
 git commit --signoff team/<your-github-username-in-lowercase>.md
 git push origin your-username/add-team-profile
 ```
+
+[Project Harmony]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Harmony_(licensing)
+[not directly in wiki]: https://wiki.recaptime.dev
+[Linux DCO]: https://developercertificate.org/
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diff --git a/templates/project/.gitignore b/templates/project/.gitignore
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+++ b/templates/project/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# dotenvx / dotenv-vault
+.env.keys
+.env.vault
+# uncomment if you don't use dotenvx
+# .env
+# .env.test
+
+.cache
+*.keep
+*.tmp
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diff --git a/templates/project/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/templates/project/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99f57f8
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+++ b/templates/project/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# RecapTime.dev Community Code of Conduct
+
+This project adopts the **Recap Time Squad Community Code of Conduct** (based off the
+[Contributor Convenant v2.1]) in making a inclusive and productive space for the
+community. Everyone must follow it in order to ensure safety and
+
+Project and community spaces within Recap Time Squad, including those within the
+Hack Club Slack and its own spaces where our team members are also participating, also adopted the
+[Hack Club Code of Conduct] but do note that you should contact the project maintainers
+and our team first in case of emergencies before esclating to the Fire Department in HC Slack.
+
+## Reporting abuse
+
+If you seen abusive behavior in our community spaces, here are our abuse contact details:
+
+* Email: `abuse@recaptime.dev` (alternatively `abuse@recaptime.eu.org`)
+    * For email, they will be stored on our YouTrack Cloud
+* Online form: <https://recaptimedev.fillout.com/report-abuse> (coming soon)
+
+[Contributor Convenant v2.1]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct/
+[Hack Club Code of Conduct]: https://hackclub.com/conduct/
diff --git a/templates/project/CONTRIBUTING.md b/templates/project/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f68e3f
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@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Contributing guidelines for meta repo
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+### Linux DCO / CLA
+
+By contributing patches, you agree to the [Linux DCO] and sign-off your commits by adding
+a `Singed-off-by` trailer on your commit message via `git commit --signoff`.
+
+**For community contributors**: We do not require to sign our CLA in most projects (like this),
+although if we adopt the Apache CLA (instead of rolling our own via Canonical's
+[Project Harmony]), we'll assume your CLA signature will make your agreement to DCO legally
+binding.
+