diff --git a/.github/workflows/render-template.yml b/.github/workflows/render-template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d776603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/render-template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Render Copier Template
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - template
+
+jobs:
+  render:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout main branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          path: main
+
+      - name: Checkout template branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: template
+          path: template
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        run: pip install uv
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/template
+
+        # comment
+      - name: Render template
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/template
+          uvx copier copy \
+            --overwrite \
+            --defaults \
+            -d description="Add your description here" \
+            -d include_dockerfile=true \
+            -d module_name=postmodern \
+            -d project_name=postmodern-python \
+            -d python_version=3.13 \
+            -d user_email=you@example.com \
+            -d user_name="Your Name" \
+            . ../main/
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Commit and Push Changes
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/main
+          rm -f .copier-answers.yml
+          git add .
+          if ! git diff --cached --exit-code; then
+            git commit -m "Auto-render main template: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
+            git push origin main
+          else
+            echo "No changes to commit."
+          fi
diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6c12fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+---
+
+project_name:
+  type: str
+  help: Give your project an amazing name
+  
+module_name:
+  type: str
+  help: Give the module a name
+  default: "{{ project_name }}"
+
+description:
+  type: str
+  help: Make a short description for the project (optional).
+  default: ""
+  
+user_name:
+  type: str
+  help: Set your full name
+  
+user_email:
+  type: str
+  help: Set your email
+  
+python_version:
+  type: str
+  help: What python version do you want to use? (optional)
+  default: 3.13
+  validators:
+    - >-
+      {{
+        (
+          value.isdigit() # X format
+          or (
+            value.replace('.', '').isdigit() and
+            value.count('.') == 1 and
+            (value.split('.') | length) == 2 and
+            value.split('.')[0].isdigit() and
+            value.split('.')[1].isdigit()
+          ) # X.Y format
+          or (
+            value.replace('.', '').isdigit() and
+            value.count('.') == 2 and
+            (value.split('.') | length) == 3 and
+            value.split('.')[0].isdigit() and
+            value.split('.')[1].isdigit() and
+            value.split('.')[2].isdigit()
+          ) # X.Y.Z format
+        )
+        or 'Version must be in X, X.Y, or X.Y.Z format (e.g., 3, 3.13, or 3.13.4) with numbers only, no <, >, =, or other characters.'
+      }}
+include_dockerfile:
+  type: bool
+  help: "Include a Dockerfile in the project?"
+  default: yes
+
+_src_path: project_template
+_exlude:
+  - .venv/
+  - .git/
diff --git a/postmodern/__main__.py b/postmodern/__main__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 655c511..0000000
--- a/postmodern/__main__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from postmodern.hello import main
-
-main()
diff --git a/postmodern/hello.py b/postmodern/hello.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fd96006..0000000
--- a/postmodern/hello.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-def main() -> None:
-    print("Hello from postmodern!")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml.jinja
similarity index 90%
rename from pyproject.toml
rename to pyproject.toml.jinja
index 37526d4..b348966 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ all = [ {ref="fmt"}, {ref="lint"}, {ref="check"}, {ref="test"} ]
 "ci:lint" = "ruff check"
 
 [project]
-name = "postmodern"
+name = "{{module_name}}"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = "Add your description here"
+description = "{{description}}"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
-    { name = "Your Name", email = "you@example.com" }
+    { name = "{{ user_name | title }}", email = "{{ user_email }}" }
 ]
 
 # Public libraries should be more lenient
 # Internal stuff should enforce ~=3.13!
-requires-python = ">=3.11"
+requires-python = ">={{python_version}}"
 dependencies = [
     "pydantic>=2.10.4",
 ]
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ select = [
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 # so it knows to group first-party stuff last
-known-first-party = ["postmodern"]
+known-first-party = ["{{ module_name }}"]
 
 [tool.pyright]
 venvPath = "."          # uv installs the venv in the current dir
diff --git a/test_import.py b/test_import.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d66837..0000000
--- a/test_import.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from postmodern.hello import main
-
-
-def test_hello():
-    main()
diff --git a/test_import.py.jinja b/test_import.py.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2cc955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_import.py.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from {{module_name}}.hello import main
+
+
+def test_hello():
+    main()
diff --git a/.dockerignore b/{{ '.dockerignore' if include_dockerfile }}.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from .dockerignore
rename to {{ '.dockerignore' if include_dockerfile }}.jinja
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/{{ 'Dockerfile' if include_dockerfile }}.jinja
similarity index 74%
rename from Dockerfile
rename to {{ 'Dockerfile' if include_dockerfile }}.jinja
index a2c0617..dee1fd2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{ 'Dockerfile' if include_dockerfile }}.jinja	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # --- Base Stage: Install Dependencies ---
-FROM python:3.13.1-slim-bookworm AS base
+FROM python:{{python_version}}-slim-bookworm AS base
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=True
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
 RUN uv sync --frozen
 
 # --- Final Stage: Build Application Image ---
-FROM python:3.13.1-slim-bookworm AS runner
+FROM python:{{python_version}}-slim-bookworm AS runner
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ COPY --from=base /app/.venv ./.venv
 COPY . /app
 
 # Set the entrypoint
-CMD ["/app/.venv/bin/python", "/app/postmodern/server.py"]
+CMD ["/app/.venv/bin/python", "/app/{{module_name}}/server.py"]
diff --git a/rename.sh b/{{ 'rename.sh' if project_name == 'postmodern-python' }}.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from rename.sh
rename to {{ 'rename.sh' if project_name == 'postmodern-python' }}.jinja
diff --git a/{{ _copier_conf.answers_file }}.jinja b/{{ _copier_conf.answers_file }}.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69141bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{ _copier_conf.answers_file }}.jinja	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Changes here will be overwritten by Copier; NEVER EDIT MANUALLY
+{{ _copier_answers|to_nice_yaml -}}
diff --git a/postmodern/__init__.py b/{{ module_name }}/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from postmodern/__init__.py
rename to {{ module_name }}/__init__.py
diff --git a/{{ module_name }}/__main__.py.jinja b/{{ module_name }}/__main__.py.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12443e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{ module_name }}/__main__.py.jinja	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from {{module_name}}.hello import main
+
+main()
diff --git a/postmodern/adder.py b/{{ module_name }}/adder.py
similarity index 100%
rename from postmodern/adder.py
rename to {{ module_name }}/adder.py
diff --git a/postmodern/cli.py b/{{ module_name }}/cli.py
similarity index 100%
rename from postmodern/cli.py
rename to {{ module_name }}/cli.py
diff --git a/{{ module_name }}/hello.py.jinja b/{{ module_name }}/hello.py.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f62cf02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{ module_name }}/hello.py.jinja	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def main() -> None:
+    print("Hello from {{module_name}}!")
diff --git a/postmodern/server.py b/{{ module_name }}/server.py
similarity index 100%
rename from postmodern/server.py
rename to {{ module_name }}/server.py