diff --git a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.SqlCe.nuspec b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.SqlCe.nuspec
index 184928f127..02c3dff9b9 100644
--- a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.SqlCe.nuspec
+++ b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.SqlCe.nuspec
@@ -24,21 +24,20 @@
                   not want this to happen as the alpha of the next major is, really, the next major already.
                 -->
                 <dependency id="UmbracoCms.Core" version="[$version$]" />
-            </group>
-            <group targetFramework="net472">
-                <dependency id="Umbraco.SqlServerCE" version="[4.0.0.1,4.999999)" />
+                <dependency id="Umbraco.SqlServerCE" version="[4.0.0.1,4.999999)" /> <!-- Hack it is only available in framework, but we need it on netstandard -->
             </group>
 
         </dependencies>
     </metadata>
     <files>
         <!-- libs -->
-        <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.dll" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.dll" />
+        <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.dll" target="lib\netstandard2.0\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.dll" />
+        <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll" target="lib\netstandard2.0\System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll" /> <!-- Hack because the file from the package is only added to net472 projects -->
 
         <!-- docs -->
-        <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.xml" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.xml" />
+        <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.xml" target="lib\netstandard2.0\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.xml" />
 
         <!-- symbols -->
-        <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.pdb" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.pdb" />
+        <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.pdb" target="lib\netstandard2.0\Umbraco.Persistance.SqlCe.pdb" />
     </files>
 </package>
diff --git a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec
index dcbc547b6d..3ba1fa3573 100644
--- a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec
+++ b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@
                 <dependency id="MiniProfiler.AspNetCore.Mvc" version="[4.1.0,4.999999)" />
                 <dependency id="NETStandard.Library" version="[2.0.3,2.999999)" />
                 <dependency id="Serilog.AspNetCore" version="[3.2.0,3.999999)" />
-                <dependency id="SixLabors.ImageSharp.Web" version="[1.0.0-rc0001,1.999999)" />
-                <dependency id="Smidge" version="[3.1.0,3.999999)" />
+                <dependency id="Smidge" version="[3.1.1,3.999999)" />
                 <dependency id="Smidge.Nuglify" version="[2.0.0,2.999999)" />
-                <dependency id="SixLabors.ImageSharp.Web" version="[1.0.0-rc0001,1.999999)" />
+                <dependency id="SixLabors.ImageSharp.Web" version="[1.0.0-rc0003,1.999999)" />
             </group>
 
         </dependencies>
diff --git a/build/build.ps1 b/build/build.ps1
index aa8b93bf64..4b06cbaebb 100644
--- a/build/build.ps1
+++ b/build/build.ps1
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     $this.CopyFiles("$($this.SolutionRoot)\src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore\Config", "*", "$($this.BuildTemp)\WebApp\config")
     $this.RemoveFile("$($this.BuildTemp)\WebApp\Config\*.Release.*")
     $this.CopyFiles("$($this.SolutionRoot)\src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore\Umbraco", "*", "$($this.BuildTemp)\WebApp\umbraco")
-    $excludeUmbracoDirs = @("$($this.BuildTemp)\WebApp\umbraco\config","$($this.BuildTemp)\WebApp\umbraco\lib")
+    $excludeUmbracoDirs = @("$($this.BuildTemp)\WebApp\umbraco\lib")
     $this.RemoveDirectory($excludeUmbracoDirs)
     $this.CopyFiles("$($this.SolutionRoot)\src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore\Views", "*", "$($this.BuildTemp)\WebApp\Views")
     Copy-Item "$($this.SolutionRoot)\src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore\appsettings.json" "$($this.BuildTemp)\WebApp"
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@
     $src = "$($this.SolutionRoot)\src"
     $tmp = "$($this.BuildTemp)"
     $out = "$($this.BuildOutput)"
+    $templates = "$($this.SolutionRoot)\build\templates"
 
     $buildConfiguration = "Release"
 
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@
     mkdir "$tmp\Configs" > $null
     mkdir "$tmp\Configs\Lang" > $null
     mkdir "$tmp\WebApp\App_Data" > $null
+    mkdir "$tmp\Templates" > $null
     #mkdir "$tmp\WebApp\Media" > $null
     #mkdir "$tmp\WebApp\Views" > $null
 
@@ -326,10 +328,25 @@
     $this.CopyFiles("$src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore\wwwroot\umbraco\js", "*", "$tmp\WebApp\wwwroot\umbraco\js")
     $this.CopyFiles("$src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore\wwwroot\umbraco\lib", "*", "$tmp\WebApp\wwwroot\umbraco\lib")
     $this.CopyFiles("$src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore\wwwroot\umbraco\views", "*", "$tmp\WebApp\wwwroot\umbraco\views")
+
+
+
+    # Prepare templates
+    Write-Host "Copy template files"
+    $this.CopyFiles("$templates", "*", "$tmp\Templates")
+
+    Write-Host "Copy program.cs and startup.cs for templates"
+    $this.CopyFiles("$src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore", "Program.cs", "$tmp\Templates\UmbracoSolution")
+    $this.CopyFiles("$src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore", "Startup.cs", "$tmp\Templates\UmbracoSolution")
+    $this.CopyFiles("$src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore", "appsettings.json", "$tmp\Templates\UmbracoSolution")
+    $this.CopyFiles("$src\Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore", "appsettings.Development.json", "$tmp\Templates\UmbracoSolution")
+
+  $this.RemoveDirectory("$tmp\Templates\UmbracoSolution\bin")
   })
 
   $ubuild.DefineMethod("PackageZip",
   {
+
     Write-Host "Create Zip packages"
 
     $src = "$($this.SolutionRoot)\src"
@@ -392,6 +409,7 @@
   $ubuild.DefineMethod("PackageNuGet",
   {
     $nuspecs = "$($this.SolutionRoot)\build\NuSpecs"
+    $templates = "$($this.BuildTemp)\Templates"
 
     Write-Host "Create NuGet packages"
 
@@ -419,6 +437,12 @@
         -Verbosity detailed -outputDirectory "$($this.BuildOutput)" > "$($this.BuildTemp)\nupack.cmssqlce.log"
     if (-not $?) { throw "Failed to pack NuGet UmbracoCms.SqlCe." }
 
+    &$this.BuildEnv.NuGet Pack "$templates\Umbraco.Templates.nuspec" `
+        -Properties BuildTmp="$($this.BuildTemp)" `
+        -Version "$($this.Version.Semver.ToString())" `
+        -Verbosity detailed -outputDirectory "$($this.BuildOutput)" > "$($this.BuildTemp)\nupack.templates.log"
+    if (-not $?) { throw "Failed to pack NuGet Umbraco.Templates." }
+
     # run hook
     if ($this.HasMethod("PostPackageNuGet"))
     {
diff --git a/build/templates/Umbraco.Templates.nuspec b/build/templates/Umbraco.Templates.nuspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a559d190e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/templates/Umbraco.Templates.nuspec
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
+    <metadata minClientVersion="4.1.0">
+        <id>Umbraco.Templates</id>
+        <version>1.0.0</version>
+        <authors>Umbraco HQ</authors>
+        <owners>Umbraco HQ</owners>
+        <license type="expression">MIT</license>
+        <projectUrl>https://umbraco.com/</projectUrl>
+        <iconUrl>https://umbraco.com/dist/nuget/logo-small.png</iconUrl>
+        <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+        <description>Umbraco Cms templates for .NET Core Template Engine available through the dotnet CLI's new command</description>
+        <language>en-US</language>
+        <tags>umbraco</tags>
+        <repository type="git" url="https://github.com/umbraco/umbraco-cms" />
+        <packageTypes>
+            <packageType name="Template" />
+        </packageTypes>
+    </metadata>
+</package>
diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/.template.config/template.json b/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d0a22ee25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/.template.config/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+    "author": "Umbraco HQ",
+    "classifications": [ "Web", "CMS", "Umbraco"],
+    "identity": "Umbraco.Templates",
+    "name": "Umbraco - Empty Solution",
+    "shortName": "umbraco",
+    "tags": {
+        "language": "C#",
+        "type": "project"
+    },
+    "sourceName": "UmbracoSolution", // Will be replaced with the value provided via -n
+    "preferNameDirectory": true,
+    "symbols": {
+        "version": {
+            "type": "parameter",
+            "datatype": "string",
+            "defaultValue": "9.0.0",
+            "description": "The version of Umbraco to load using NuGet",
+            "replaces": "UMBRACO_VERSION_FROM_TEMPLATE"
+        },
+        "namespaceReplacer": {
+            "type": "generated",
+            "generator": "coalesce",
+            "parameters": {
+                "sourceVariableName": "name",
+                "defaultValue": "UmbracoSolution",
+                "fallbackVariableName": "name"
+            },
+            "replaces":"Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore"
+        },
+        "UseSqlCe":{
+            "type": "parameter",
+            "datatype":"bool",
+            "defaultValue": "false"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/UmbracoSolution.csproj b/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/UmbracoSolution.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2eff0931f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoSolution/UmbracoSolution.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="UmbracoCms" Version="UMBRACO_VERSION_FROM_TEMPLATE" />
+        <PackageReference Include="UmbracoCms.SqlCe" Version="UMBRACO_VERSION_FROM_TEMPLATE" Condition="'$(UseSqlCe)' == 'true'" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Umbraco.SqlServerCE" Version="4.0.0.1" Condition="'$(UseSqlCe)' == 'true'" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/TestServerTest/UmbracoWebApplicationFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/TestServerTest/UmbracoWebApplicationFactory.cs
index e74cb15ba0..ea2b64c790 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/TestServerTest/UmbracoWebApplicationFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/TestServerTest/UmbracoWebApplicationFactory.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Mapping;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Web.Common.Security;
-using Umbraco.Web.UI.BackOffice;
+using Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Tests.Integration.TestServerTest
 {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Program.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Program.cs
index 1151f16be8..30aced6469 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Program.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
 
-namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.BackOffice
+namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore
 {
     public class Program
     {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Startup.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Startup.cs
index 7ccbdd6ab4..deba559ed1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Startup.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Umbraco.Extensions;
 
-namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.BackOffice
+namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore
 {
     public class Startup
     {
diff --git a/src/umbraco.sln b/src/umbraco.sln
index 21186643b0..71ffe73ca4 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.sln
+++ b/src/umbraco.sln
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "NuSpecs", "NuSpecs", "{227C
 		..\build\NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec = ..\build\NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
 		..\build\NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.nuspec = ..\build\NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.nuspec
 		..\build\NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec = ..\build\NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec
+		..\build\NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.SqlCe.nuspec = ..\build\NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.SqlCe.nuspec
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{E24C65DC-7377-472B-9ABA-BC803B73C61A}") = "Umbraco.Web.UI.Client", "http://localhost:3961", "{3819A550-DCEC-4153-91B4-8BA9F7F0B9B4}"