diff --git a/core/controllers/base_file.go b/core/controllers/base_file.go
index 5018caeae..403fe89d1 100644
--- a/core/controllers/base_file.go
+++ b/core/controllers/base_file.go
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/fs"
-	"github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/interfaces"
-	"github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/utils"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 )
 
 func GetBaseFileListDir(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 	path := c.Query("path")
 
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorBadRequest(c, err)
 		return
@@ -36,7 +33,7 @@ func GetBaseFileListDir(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 func GetBaseFileFile(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 	path := c.Query("path")
 
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorBadRequest(c, err)
 		return
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@ func GetBaseFileFile(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 func GetBaseFileFileInfo(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 	path := c.Query("path")
 
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorBadRequest(c, err)
 		return
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ func GetBaseFileFileInfo(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func PostBaseFileSaveFile(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorInternalServerError(c, err)
 		return
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ func PostBaseFileSaveFile(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func PostBaseFileSaveFiles(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorInternalServerError(c, err)
 		return
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ func PostBaseFileSaveDir(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorBadRequest(c, err)
 		return
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ func PostBaseFileRenameFile(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorBadRequest(c, err)
 		return
@@ -229,7 +226,7 @@ func DeleteBaseFileFile(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 		payload.Path = "."
 	}
 
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorBadRequest(c, err)
 		return
@@ -257,7 +254,7 @@ func PostBaseFileCopyFile(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorBadRequest(c, err)
 		return
@@ -272,7 +269,7 @@ func PostBaseFileCopyFile(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func PostBaseFileExport(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
-	fsSvc, err := getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
+	fsSvc, err := fs.GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		HandleErrorBadRequest(c, err)
 		return
@@ -289,14 +286,3 @@ func PostBaseFileExport(rootPath string, c *gin.Context) {
 	c.Header("Content-Disposition", fmt.Sprintf("attachment; filename=%s", zipFilePath))
 	c.File(zipFilePath)
 }
-
-func GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath string) (svc interfaces.FsService, err error) {
-	return getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath)
-}
-
-func getBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath string) (svc interfaces.FsService, err error) {
-	workspacePath := utils.GetWorkspace()
-	fsSvc := fs.NewFsService(filepath.Join(workspacePath, rootPath))
-
-	return fsSvc, nil
-}
diff --git a/core/controllers/spider.go b/core/controllers/spider.go
index bb924dcae..7392a47e8 100644
--- a/core/controllers/spider.go
+++ b/core/controllers/spider.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/constants"
 	"github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/models/models"
 	mongo2 "github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/mongo"
+	"github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/spider"
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -293,6 +294,17 @@ func PostSpider(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// create template if available
+	if utils.IsPro() && s.Template != "" {
+		if templateSvc := spider.GetSpiderTemplateRegistryService(); templateSvc != nil {
+			err = templateSvc.CreateTemplate(s.Id)
+			if err != nil {
+				HandleErrorInternalServerError(c, err)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	HandleSuccessWithData(c, s)
 }
 
diff --git a/core/fs/utils.go b/core/fs/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a658b302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/fs/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package fs
+
+import (
+	"github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/interfaces"
+	"github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/utils"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+func GetBaseFileFsSvc(rootPath string) (svc interfaces.FsService, err error) {
+	workspacePath := utils.GetWorkspace()
+	fsSvc := NewFsService(filepath.Join(workspacePath, rootPath))
+
+	return fsSvc, nil
+}
diff --git a/core/interfaces/spider_template_service.go b/core/interfaces/spider_template_service.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a788b59fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/interfaces/spider_template_service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package interfaces
+
+import "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/primitive"
+
+type SpiderTemplateService interface {
+	CreateTemplate(id primitive.ObjectID) (err error)
+}
diff --git a/core/models/models/spider.go b/core/models/models/spider.go
index c1052466b..684e34c0d 100644
--- a/core/models/models/spider.go
+++ b/core/models/models/spider.go
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ type Spider struct {
 	GitId             primitive.ObjectID   `json:"git_id" bson:"git_id"`                 // related Git.Id
 	GitRootPath       string               `json:"git_root_path" bson:"git_root_path"`
 	Git               *Git                 `json:"git,omitempty" bson:"-"`
+	Template          string               `json:"template,omitempty" bson:"template,omitempty"` // spider template
+	TemplateParams    *struct {
+		SpiderName string `json:"spider_name,omitempty" bson:"spider_name,omitempty"`
+		StartUrls  string `json:"start_urls,omitempty" bson:"start_urls,omitempty"`
+		Domains    string `json:"domains,omitempty" bson:"domains,omitempty"`
+	} `json:"template_params,omitempty" bson:"template_params,omitempty"`
 
 	// stats
 	Stat *SpiderStat `json:"stat,omitempty" bson:"-"`
diff --git a/core/spider/registry_service.go b/core/spider/registry_service.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e9122260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/spider/registry_service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package spider
+
+import "github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab/core/interfaces"
+
+var templateSvcInstance interfaces.SpiderTemplateService
+
+func SetSpiderTemplateRegistryService(svc interfaces.SpiderTemplateService) {
+	templateSvcInstance = svc
+}
+
+func GetSpiderTemplateRegistryService() interfaces.SpiderTemplateService {
+	return templateSvcInstance
+}
diff --git a/core/task/handler/runner.go b/core/task/handler/runner.go
index 13611c1f3..ef61a2e0b 100644
--- a/core/task/handler/runner.go
+++ b/core/task/handler/runner.go
@@ -340,6 +340,19 @@ func (r *Runner) startHealthCheck() {
 	}
 }
 
+// configurePythonPath sets up the Python environment paths, handling both pyenv and default installations
+func (r *Runner) configurePythonPath() {
+	// Configure global node_modules path
+	pyenvRoot := utils.GetPyenvPath()
+	pyenvShimsPath := pyenvRoot + "/shims"
+	pyenvBinPath := pyenvRoot + "/bin"
+
+	// Configure global pyenv path
+	_ = os.Setenv("PYENV_ROOT", pyenvRoot)
+	_ = os.Setenv("PATH", pyenvShimsPath+":"+os.Getenv("PATH"))
+	_ = os.Setenv("PATH", pyenvBinPath+":"+os.Getenv("PATH"))
+}
+
 // configureNodePath sets up the Node.js environment paths, handling both nvm and default installations
 func (r *Runner) configureNodePath() {
 	// Configure nvm-based Node.js paths
@@ -366,7 +379,10 @@ func (r *Runner) configureGoPath() {
 // - Crawlab-specific variables
 // - Global environment variables from the system
 func (r *Runner) configureEnv() {
-	// Configure Node.js paths
+	// Configure Python path
+	r.configurePythonPath()
+
+	// Configure Node.js path
 	r.configureNodePath()
 
 	// Configure Go path
@@ -375,8 +391,6 @@ func (r *Runner) configureEnv() {
 	// Default envs
 	r.cmd.Env = os.Environ()
 	r.cmd.Env = append(r.cmd.Env, "CRAWLAB_TASK_ID="+r.tid.Hex())
-	r.cmd.Env = append(r.cmd.Env, "PYENV_ROOT="+utils.PyenvRoot)
-	r.cmd.Env = append(r.cmd.Env, "PATH="+os.Getenv("PATH")+":"+utils.PyenvRoot+"/shims:"+utils.PyenvRoot+"/bin")
 
 	// Global environment variables
 	envs, err := client.NewModelService[models.Environment]().GetMany(nil, nil)
diff --git a/core/utils/config.go b/core/utils/config.go
index 0b924c0d1..b35ae9e06 100644
--- a/core/utils/config.go
+++ b/core/utils/config.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultInstallRoot         = "/app/install"
 	MetadataConfigDirName      = ".crawlab"
 	MetadataConfigName         = "config.json"
-	PyenvRoot                  = "/root/.pyenv"
+	DefaultPyenvPath           = "/root/.pyenv"
 	DefaultNodeModulesPath     = "/usr/lib/node_modules"
 	DefaultGoPath              = "/root/go"
 )
@@ -250,6 +250,13 @@ func GetInstallRoot() string {
 	return DefaultInstallRoot
 }
 
+func GetPyenvPath() string {
+	if res := viper.GetString("install.pyenv.path"); res != "" {
+		return res
+	}
+	return DefaultPyenvPath
+}
+
 func GetNodeModulesPath() string {
 	if res := viper.GetString("install.node.path"); res != "" {
 		return res
diff --git a/core/utils/string.go b/core/utils/string.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b337b1144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/utils/string.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/text/cases"
+	"golang.org/x/text/language"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func ToSnakeCase(s string) string {
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	s = strings.ToLower(s)
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, " ", "_")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "-", "_")
+	return s
+}
+
+func ToPascalCase(s string) string {
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "_", " ")
+	s = cases.Title(language.English).String(s)
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, " ", "")
+	return s
+}