diff --git a/app/samples/.template-project/CMakeLists.txt b/app/samples/.template-project/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/app/samples/.template-project/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.0)
+
+set(FSW_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../..)
+
+find_package(Zephyr REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE})
+project(template LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+target_compile_options(app PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -Wno-ignored-qualifiers)
+FILE(GLOB app_sources src/*.cpp)
+target_sources(app PRIVATE ${app_sources})
diff --git a/app/samples/.template-project/Kconfig b/app/samples/.template-project/Kconfig
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index 000000000..5ba198ca5
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+++ b/app/samples/.template-project/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+source "Kconfig.zephyr"
diff --git a/app/samples/.template-project/prj.conf b/app/samples/.template-project/prj.conf
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index 000000000..7f839fd57
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+++ b/app/samples/.template-project/prj.conf
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+CONFIG_CPP=y
+CONFIG_REQUIRES_FULL_LIBCPP=y
+CONFIG_STD_CPP20=y
+
+CONFIG_F_CORE=y
+CONFIG_F_CORE_OS=y
+
+ # outputs
+CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_FILE_SYSTEM_SHELL=y
+CONFIG_HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE=8192
+
+CONFIG_DEBUG=y
+CONFIG_CBPRINTF_FP_SUPPORT=y
+
+CONFIG_LZ4=y
+CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=4096
+
diff --git a/app/samples/.template-project/sample.yaml b/app/samples/.template-project/sample.yaml
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index 000000000..481ed84af
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+++ b/app/samples/.template-project/sample.yaml
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+sample:
+  description:
+  name: template
+common:
+  build_only: true
+  platform_allow:
+    - native_sim
+tests:
+  samples.template.default: {}
diff --git a/app/samples/.template-project/src/main.cpp b/app/samples/.template-project/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cce7f667
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+++ b/app/samples/.template-project/src/main.cpp
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+int main() {
+  return 0;
+}