diff --git a/templates/base/build.dev.ts b/templates/base/build.dev.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d45717e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/base/build.dev.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { defaultBuildLogger, Template } from '../../packages/js-sdk/src'
+import { template, alias } from './template'
+
+await Template.build(template, {
+  alias: `${alias}-dev`,
+  onBuildLogs: defaultBuildLogger(),
+})
diff --git a/templates/base/build.prod.ts b/templates/base/build.prod.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..223a060255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/base/build.prod.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { defaultBuildLogger, Template } from '../../packages/js-sdk/src'
+import { template, alias } from './template'
+
+await Template.build(template, {
+  alias,
+  onBuildLogs: defaultBuildLogger(),
+})
diff --git a/templates/base/e2b.Dockerfile b/templates/base/e2b.Dockerfile
index e983b81080..7599185223 100644
--- a/templates/base/e2b.Dockerfile
+++ b/templates/base/e2b.Dockerfile
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
   gh; \
   rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN groupadd --gid 1000 node \
-  && useradd --uid 1000 --gid node --shell /bin/bash --create-home node
+RUN groupadd -r node && useradd -r -g node -s /bin/bash -m node
 
 ENV NODE_VERSION 20.9.0
 
diff --git a/templates/base/e2b.toml b/templates/base/e2b.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 065b509fc6..0000000000
--- a/templates/base/e2b.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# This is a config for E2B sandbox template.
-# You can use template ID (rki5dems9wqfm4r03t7g) or template name (base) to create a sandbox:
-
-# Python SDK
-# from e2b import Sandbox, AsyncSandbox
-# sandbox = Sandbox("base") # Sync sandbox
-# sandbox = await AsyncSandbox.create("base") # Async sandbox
-
-# JS SDK
-# import { Sandbox } from 'e2b'
-# const sandbox = await Sandbox.create('base')
-
-team_id = "460355b3-4f64-48f9-9a16-4442817f79f5"
-memory_mb = 512
-dockerfile = "e2b.Dockerfile"
-template_name = "base"
-template_id = "rki5dems9wqfm4r03t7g"
diff --git a/templates/base/package.json b/templates/base/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a0748803b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/base/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "e2bdev/base",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "E2B Base Template",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build:dev": "tsx build.dev.ts",
+    "build:prod": "tsx build.prod.ts"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/templates/base/template.ts b/templates/base/template.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fadb076a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/base/template.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { Template } from '../../packages/js-sdk/src'
+
+export const alias = 'base'
+export const template = Template().fromDockerfile('e2b.Dockerfile')