SharePoint Site Design - Clone a site and Auto provision using Site Scripts

This video explains the step by step process of extracting Site Script from existing SharePoint site and Provision a new site using SPO design.

Sample commands are shared in Comment box.

[mtechhelp]

Below is the sample PowerShell commands:
$relativeListUrls = "/lists/Project Tracking", "/lists/Issue tracking", "/lists/Announcements"
Connect-SPOService $adminSiteUrl

//extract the site script
$extracted = Get-SPOSiteScriptFromWeb –WebUrl $siteUrl -IncludeTheme -IncludeBranding –IncludeRegionalSettings -IncludeLinksToExportedItems –IncludedLists $relativeListUrls

Add-SPOSiteScript -Title "My Custom template " `
-Description "This is a copy of a site collection." `
-Content $extracted
Add-SPOSiteDesign -Title "Custom Template" -WebTemplate "64" -SiteScripts "<ID>" -Description "Applying Team site"

This video has been of great help to me. It helps me solve an important problem with several clients. It is the best and most complete tutorial I have found. Thanks.

[sunny]

But this template is available in all site collections do we have any option to create template at site collection level instead on tenant level

[sanwalPardeep]

Hi, need some help with approval workflow.

[pmd]

This is excellent. Thank you! One question i have is how do we differentiate between a list and a library please?

[HammadJagirdar]

it does not move the library content pics, used to customize the site. how to include the folder content in PowerShell

[anelenoroita]

Thank you very much sir, how do we then go about deleting the design once created?

[ShagunTalkies]

Can this design will have it's own template I'd for further automation?

[anelenoroita]

Thanks again, but I see this method excludes other custom webparts and existing text content. Is there a way to extract that info as well?

[jalbers]

Thanks! I would like to use this but I don't see the script in the comments

[twangt]

Very nice video! Thanks!

It would be interesting to also see how this is done with REST. And btw does REST also extract Layout and Web Part info? Because I noticed that Site Design doesn't :/

Yet again, thanks for a great guide.
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