# Baselines
A Baseline project is similar to a fork (forked repository) on GitHub. A clone of an existing project is created while maintaining a connection between the two projects. The connection exists between the Live environment of the **Baseline project** and the left-most mainline environment of the **Child project**.
Any project can act as a Baseline project.
The idea is that you have a project containing all your standard Umbraco packages and components. Some default Document Types that you want to use as a baseline for future projects are also configured. When you've made changes to your Baseline project, you can push them out to all the Child projects with a click of a button.
## Create a Child Project
To create a Child project from a Baseline, follow these steps:
1. Log in to the [Umbraco Cloud Portal](https://www.s1.umbraco.io/projects).
2. Click the **Create Project** button.
3. Click **Select Baseline project**.
Select Baseline Project
4. Use the dropdown to choose an existing project to use as the baseline.
Choose an existing project that will become a base for your new project
5. Click **Confirm**.
6. Choose a **Plan** for the project.
7. Enter the **Project Name**.
8. **Choose an Owner** from the drop-down list.
9. Fill in the required **Technical Contact** information.
10. Click **Continue**.
11. Review the **Summary** of the information provided.
12. Select **I have read and agree to the terms and conditions and the Data Processing Agreement**.
13. Click **Create Project**.
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The Child project creation time depends on the size of the Baseline project.
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### Restore content from the Baseline project
When you've created the Child project, you can restore content from the Baseline project:
1. Go to the newly created project.
2. Click **Backoffice**.
3. Go to the **Content** section.
4. Click **...** next to the **Content** tree.
5. Select **Environment Restore**.
6. Ensure **Baseline** is selected in the dropdown as the source environment.
7. Click **Restore from Baseline**.
If you do not see the content, reload the content tree once the restore is complete.
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[Baseline Merge Conflicts](/umbraco-cloud/optimize-and-maintain-your-site/monitor-and-troubleshoot/resolve-issues-quickly-and-efficiently/baseline-merge-conflicts.md)
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[Break Reference between Baseline and Child Project](/umbraco-cloud/optimize-and-maintain-your-site/monitor-and-troubleshoot/resolve-issues-quickly-and-efficiently/baseline-merge-conflicts/break-baseline.md)
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