# What is a Template? A Template contains the file processing instructions in JSON. It will be safely encrypted after saving. Templates are the **recommended** way to integrate with Transloadit. Please keep in mind that we store files for only 24 hours after they were created. To persist your files, please use one of our [file export robots](/docs/robots.md#file-exporting). ## See also: [How to rename files when exporting them to cloud storage?](/docs/faq/how-to-rename-files-during-export.md) [Can I use the Community plan for more than one month?](/docs/faq/free-plan.md) [Can you delete temporary files sooner?](/docs/faq/temporary-purge-sooner.md)