diff --git a/src/ComponentDepot.cs b/src/ComponentDepot.cs
index e0a4618..94487ec 100644
--- a/src/ComponentDepot.cs
+++ b/src/ComponentDepot.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 		}
 
 		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-		private void Register<TComponent>(int index) where TComponent : unmanaged
+		internal void Register<TComponent>(int index) where TComponent : unmanaged
 		{
 			if (index >= storages.Length)
 			{
@@ -47,12 +47,11 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 			return ref Lookup<TComponent>().Get(entityID);
 		}
 
-#if DEBUG
-		public object Debug_Get(int entityID, int componentTypeIndex)
+		// used for debugging and template instantiation
+		internal object UntypedGet(int entityID, int componentTypeIndex)
 		{
-			return storages[componentTypeIndex].Debug_Get(entityID);
+			return storages[componentTypeIndex].UntypedGet(entityID);
 		}
-#endif
 
 		public ref readonly TComponent GetFirst<TComponent>() where TComponent : unmanaged
 		{
@@ -64,6 +63,11 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 			Lookup<TComponent>().Set(entityID, component);
 		}
 
+		internal void Set(int entityID, int componentTypeIndex, object component)
+		{
+			storages[componentTypeIndex].Set(entityID, component);
+		}
+
 		public Entity GetSingletonEntity<TComponent>() where TComponent : unmanaged
 		{
 			return Lookup<TComponent>().FirstEntity();
diff --git a/src/ComponentStorage.cs b/src/ComponentStorage.cs
index 35d6f5b..6714b90 100644
--- a/src/ComponentStorage.cs
+++ b/src/ComponentStorage.cs
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 {
 	internal abstract class ComponentStorage
 	{
+		internal abstract void Set(int entityID, object component);
 		public abstract bool Remove(int entityID);
 		public abstract ComponentStorageState CreateState();
 		public abstract void Save(ComponentStorageState state);
 		public abstract void Load(ComponentStorageState state);
 
-#if DEBUG
-		public abstract object Debug_Get(int entityID);
-#endif
+		// used for debugging and template instantiation
+		internal abstract object UntypedGet(int entityID);
 	}
 
 	internal class ComponentStorage<TComponent> : ComponentStorage where TComponent : unmanaged
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 			return ref components[entityIDToStorageIndex[entityID]];
 		}
 
+		internal override object UntypedGet(int entityID)
+		{
+			return components[entityIDToStorageIndex[entityID]];
+		}
+
 		public ref readonly TComponent GetFirst()
 		{
 #if DEBUG
@@ -64,6 +69,11 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 			components[entityIDToStorageIndex[entityID]] = component;
 		}
 
+		internal override void Set(int entityID, object component)
+		{
+			Set(entityID, (TComponent) component);
+		}
+
 		// Returns true if the entity had this component.
 		public override bool Remove(int entityID)
 		{
@@ -151,12 +161,5 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 
 			nextID = state.Count;
 		}
-
-#if DEBUG
-		public override object Debug_Get(int entityID)
-		{
-			return components[entityIDToStorageIndex[entityID]];
-		}
-#endif
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/DebugSystem.cs b/src/DebugSystem.cs
index a8e0002..36aada6 100644
--- a/src/DebugSystem.cs
+++ b/src/DebugSystem.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 {
 	public abstract class DebugSystem : System
 	{
-#if DEBUG
 		private Dictionary<Type, Filter> singleComponentFilters = new Dictionary<Type, Filter>();
-#endif
 
 		protected DebugSystem(World world) : base(world)
 		{
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 		{
 			foreach (var typeIndex in EntityStorage.ComponentTypeIndices(entity.ID))
 			{
-				yield return ComponentDepot.Debug_Get(entity.ID, typeIndex);
+				yield return ComponentDepot.UntypedGet(entity.ID, typeIndex);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/EntityComponentReader.cs b/src/EntityComponentReader.cs
index caf1ba7..91fa1ac 100644
--- a/src/EntityComponentReader.cs
+++ b/src/EntityComponentReader.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 		internal FilterStorage FilterStorage => World.FilterStorage;
 		internal TypeIndices ComponentTypeIndices => World.ComponentTypeIndices;
 		internal TypeIndices RelationTypeIndices => World.RelationTypeIndices;
+		internal TemplateStorage TemplateStorage => World.TemplateStorage;
+		internal ComponentDepot TemplateComponentDepot => World.TemplateComponentDepot;
 
 		public EntityComponentReader(World world)
 		{
diff --git a/src/EntityStorage.cs b/src/EntityStorage.cs
index 39aa9b9..44fd0a9 100644
--- a/src/EntityStorage.cs
+++ b/src/EntityStorage.cs
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 		}
 
 		// Returns true if the component is new.
-		public bool SetComponent(int entityID, int storageIndex)
+		public bool SetComponent(int entityID, int componentTypeIndex)
 		{
-			return EntityToComponentTypeIndices[entityID].Add(storageIndex);
+			return EntityToComponentTypeIndices[entityID].Add(componentTypeIndex);
 		}
 
-		public bool HasComponent(int entityID, int storageIndex)
+		public bool HasComponent(int entityID, int componentTypeIndex)
 		{
-			return EntityToComponentTypeIndices[entityID].Contains(storageIndex);
+			return EntityToComponentTypeIndices[entityID].Contains(componentTypeIndex);
 		}
 
 		// Returns true if the component existed.
-		public bool RemoveComponent(int entityID, int storageIndex)
+		public bool RemoveComponent(int entityID, int componentTypeIndex)
 		{
-			return EntityToComponentTypeIndices[entityID].Remove(storageIndex);
+			return EntityToComponentTypeIndices[entityID].Remove(componentTypeIndex);
 		}
 
 		public void AddRelation(int entityID, int relationIndex)
diff --git a/src/System.cs b/src/System.cs
index 15ca930..888a9bd 100644
--- a/src/System.cs
+++ b/src/System.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,28 @@ namespace MoonTools.ECS
 			}
 		}
 
+		protected void Set<TComponent>(in Template template, in TComponent component) where TComponent : unmanaged
+		{
+			var componentTypeIndex = ComponentTypeIndices.GetIndex<TComponent>();
+			TemplateStorage.SetComponent(template.ID, componentTypeIndex);
+			TemplateComponentDepot.Set(template.ID, component);
+			ComponentDepot.Register<TComponent>(componentTypeIndex);
+		}
+
+		protected Entity Instantiate(in Template template)
+		{
+			var entity = EntityStorage.Create();
+
+			foreach (var componentTypeIndex in TemplateStorage.ComponentTypeIndices(template.ID))
+			{
+				EntityStorage.SetComponent(entity.ID, componentTypeIndex);
+				FilterStorage.Check(entity.ID, componentTypeIndex);
+				ComponentDepot.Set(entity.ID, componentTypeIndex, TemplateComponentDepot.UntypedGet(template.ID, componentTypeIndex));
+			}
+
+			return entity;
+		}
+
 		protected ReadOnlySpan<TMessage> ReadMessages<TMessage>() where TMessage : unmanaged
 		{
 			return MessageDepot.All<TMessage>();
diff --git a/src/TemplateStorage.cs b/src/TemplateStorage.cs
index e3b36f7..c45f32f 100644
--- a/src/TemplateStorage.cs
+++ b/src/TemplateStorage.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
 namespace MoonTools.ECS
 {
 	public class TemplateStorage
 	{
 		private int nextID = 0;
 
+		private Dictionary<int, HashSet<int>> TemplateToComponentTypeIndices = new Dictionary<int, HashSet<int>>();
+
 		public Template Create()
 		{
+			TemplateToComponentTypeIndices.Add(nextID, new HashSet<int>());
 			return new Template(NextID());
 		}
 
+		public bool SetComponent(int templateID, int componentTypeIndex)
+		{
+			return TemplateToComponentTypeIndices[templateID].Add(componentTypeIndex);
+		}
+
+		public IEnumerable<int> ComponentTypeIndices(int templateID)
+		{
+			return TemplateToComponentTypeIndices[templateID];
+		}
+
 		private int NextID()
 		{
 			var id = nextID;
diff --git a/src/World.cs b/src/World.cs
index 0517633..d0b4834 100644
--- a/src/World.cs
+++ b/src/World.cs
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@
 		internal readonly RelationDepot RelationDepot;
 		internal readonly FilterStorage FilterStorage;
 
-		/*
 		internal readonly TemplateStorage TemplateStorage = new TemplateStorage();
-		internal readonly ComponentDepot TemplateComponentDepot = new ComponentDepot();
-		*/
+		internal readonly ComponentDepot TemplateComponentDepot;
+
 
 		public World()
 		{
 			ComponentDepot = new ComponentDepot(ComponentTypeIndices);
 			RelationDepot = new RelationDepot(RelationTypeIndices);
 			FilterStorage = new FilterStorage(EntityStorage, ComponentTypeIndices);
+			TemplateComponentDepot = new ComponentDepot(ComponentTypeIndices);
 		}
 
 		public Entity CreateEntity()
@@ -37,22 +37,29 @@
 			ComponentDepot.Set<TComponent>(entity.ID, component);
 		}
 
-		/*
 		public Template CreateTemplate()
 		{
 			return TemplateStorage.Create();
 		}
 
-		public void Set<TComponent>(Template template, in TComponent component) where TComponent : unmanaged
+		public void Set<TComponent>(in Template template, in TComponent component) where TComponent : unmanaged
 		{
+			TemplateStorage.SetComponent(template.ID, ComponentTypeIndices.GetIndex<TComponent>());
 			TemplateComponentDepot.Set(template.ID, component);
 		}
-		*/
 
-		public Entity Instantiate(Template template)
+		// TODO: TEST ME!!!
+		public Entity Instantiate(in Template template)
 		{
 			var entity = EntityStorage.Create();
 
+			foreach (var componentTypeIndex in TemplateStorage.ComponentTypeIndices(template.ID))
+			{
+				EntityStorage.SetComponent(entity.ID, componentTypeIndex);
+				FilterStorage.Check(entity.ID, componentTypeIndex);
+				ComponentDepot.Set(entity.ID, componentTypeIndex, TemplateComponentDepot.UntypedGet(template.ID, componentTypeIndex));
+			}
+
 			return entity;
 		}