diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 349458c..e69de29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# $course 
-
-These are the lecture notes for the '$course', taught in $term at the University of Bonn.
-
-The [latest version][1] is availabe as a pdf download via GitLab runner.
-You can also have a look at the generated [log files][2] or visit the
-[gl pages][3] index directly.
-
-[1]: $repo/$mainfile.pdf
-[2]: $repo/$mainfile.log
-[3]: $repo/
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 32076bd..41bff2a 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -1,31 +1,38 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# safety first
 if [[ $(pwd) == *template* ]]
 then
     echo "Don't run this in the template directory!"
     echo "Rename the current folder or edit init.sh to do this anyways"
     exit
 fi
+
 { ## DO NOT REMOVE THIS OR EVERYTHING BLOWS UP
 cat config
 source config
+cd template
 find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$mainfile/$(printf '%s\n' "$mainfile" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
 find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$course/$(printf '%s\n' "$course" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
 find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$stylefile/$(printf '%s\n' "$stylefile" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
 find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$repo/$(printf '%s\n' "$repo" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
 find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$term/$(printf '%s\n' "$term" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
+cd ..
+
+# clean up meta files
+rm init.sh
+rm config
+rm README.md
+rm -rf .git
+
+# move template files into this directory
+mv "template/"* .
 mv mainfile.tex $mainfile.tex
 mv stylefile.sty $stylefile.sty
-mv gitlab-ci.yml .gitlab-ci.yml
-mv gitignore .gitignore
-mv latexmkrc .latexmkrc
-mv ci .ci
-rm init.sh
-rm -rf .git
-rm config
+
+# init new repo
 git init
 git submodule add https://gitlab.com/latexci/packages/LatexPackagesBuild.git
 git submodule foreach git checkout master-build
-mv gitmodules .gitmodules
 git add .
 git commit -m "initial commit"
 }
diff --git a/ci/build_document.sh b/template/.ci/build_document.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from ci/build_document.sh
rename to template/.ci/build_document.sh
diff --git a/ci/git-info-2.sh b/template/.ci/git-info-2.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from ci/git-info-2.sh
rename to template/.ci/git-info-2.sh
diff --git a/gitignore b/template/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from gitignore
rename to template/.gitignore
diff --git a/gitlab-ci.yml b/template/.gitlab-ci.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from gitlab-ci.yml
rename to template/.gitlab-ci.yml
diff --git a/gitmodules b/template/.gitmodules
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rename from gitmodules
rename to template/.gitmodules
diff --git a/latexmkrc b/template/.latexmkrc
similarity index 100%
rename from latexmkrc
rename to template/.latexmkrc
diff --git a/Makefile b/template/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from Makefile
rename to template/Makefile
diff --git a/template/README.md b/template/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..349458c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# $course 
+
+These are the lecture notes for the '$course', taught in $term at the University of Bonn.
+
+The [latest version][1] is availabe as a pdf download via GitLab runner.
+You can also have a look at the generated [log files][2] or visit the
+[gl pages][3] index directly.
+
+[1]: $repo/$mainfile.pdf
+[2]: $repo/$mainfile.log
+[3]: $repo/
diff --git a/export_texinputs.sh b/template/export_texinputs.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from export_texinputs.sh
rename to template/export_texinputs.sh
diff --git a/inputs/.gitkeep b/template/inputs/.gitkeep
similarity index 100%
rename from inputs/.gitkeep
rename to template/inputs/.gitkeep
diff --git a/mainfile.tex b/template/mainfile.tex
similarity index 100%
rename from mainfile.tex
rename to template/mainfile.tex
diff --git a/stylefile.sty b/template/stylefile.sty
similarity index 100%
rename from stylefile.sty
rename to template/stylefile.sty