diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2176ca2..88d444c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+OutputRoot/
 ## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
 ## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
 
diff --git a/PecanWaffleSamplesVs/Properties/pecan-waffle-settings.props b/PecanWaffleSamplesVs/Properties/pecan-waffle-settings.props
index bcb1002..0f9a508 100644
--- a/PecanWaffleSamplesVs/Properties/pecan-waffle-settings.props
+++ b/PecanWaffleSamplesVs/Properties/pecan-waffle-settings.props
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       <pwTemplateZipRelDir Condition=" '$(pwTemplateZipRelDir)'=='' ">Output\ProjectTemplates\CSharp\Pecan Waffle\Multi Project Samples\</pwTemplateZipRelDir>
       <pwVerbose Condition=" '$(pwVerbose)'=='' ">false</pwVerbose>
       <PackagesDir Condition=" '$(PackagesDir)'=='' ">..\packages\</PackagesDir>
-      <pwTemplateRoot Condition=" '$(pwTemplateRoot)'==''">$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\templates\</pwTemplateRoot>
+      <pwTemplateRoot Condition=" '$(pwTemplateRoot)'==''">$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\templates\</pwTemplateRoot>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
 </Project>
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diff --git a/appveyor.ps1 b/appveyor.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c46f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appveyor.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+$env:ExitOnPesterFail = $true
+$env:IsDeveloperMachine=$true
+$env:PSBUlidEnableMaskingSecretsInPSCmdlets=$false
+
+(new-object Net.WebClient).DownloadString("https://raw.github.com/madskristensen/ExtensionScripts/master/AppVeyor/vsix.ps1") | iex
+if($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH -eq "release"){
+    # install vsixgallery script
+    Vsix-IncrementVsixVersion | Vsix-UpdateBuildVersion
+
+    .\build.ps1
+
+    if ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_NAME -eq "VSSolutionTemplates/VSSolutionTemplates") {
+	    Vsix-PublishToGallery
+    }
+}
+else {
+    .\build.ps1
+}
+
+Vsix-PushArtifacts
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68db4a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+os: Visual Studio 2015
+
+configuration: Release
+
+build_script:
+  - ps: .\appveyor.ps1
+
+artifacts:
+  - path: 'OutputRoot\\**\*.vsix'
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diff --git a/build.ps1 b/build.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97e7680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+[cmdletbinding(DefaultParameterSetName='build')]
+param(
+    [Parameter(ParameterSetName='build',Position=1)]
+    [string]$configuration = 'Release',
+
+    [Parameter(ParameterSetName='build',Position=2)]
+    [System.IO.DirectoryInfo]$outputPath,
+
+    [Parameter(ParameterSetName='build',Position=3)]
+    [switch]$cleanBeforeBuild,
+
+    [Parameter(ParameterSetName='build',Position=3)]
+    [switch]$buildAllProjects,
+
+    # clean parameters
+    [Parameter(ParameterSetName='clean',Position=0)]
+    [switch]$clean
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+
+function Get-ScriptDirectory{
+    split-path (((Get-Variable MyInvocation -Scope 1).Value).MyCommand.Path)
+}
+$scriptDir = ((Get-ScriptDirectory) + "\")
+
+if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($outputPath)){
+    $outputPath = (Join-Path $scriptDir 'OutputRoot')
+}
+
+$env:GeoffreyBinPath = $outputPath
+[string]$slnFile = (get-item(Join-Path $scriptDir 'PecanWaffle.sln')).FullName
+[string]$sln2File = (get-item(join-path $scriptDir 'templates\MultiprojTemplates01\MultiprojTemplates01.sln')).FullName
+
+function EnsurePsbuildInstlled{
+    [cmdletbinding()]
+    param(
+        [string]$psbuildInstallUri = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ligershark/psbuild/master/src/GetPSBuild.ps1'
+    )
+    process{
+        if(-not (Get-Command "Invoke-MsBuild" -errorAction SilentlyContinue)){
+            'Installing psbuild from [{0}]' -f $psbuildInstallUri | Write-Verbose
+            (new-object Net.WebClient).DownloadString($psbuildInstallUri) | iex
+        }
+
+        # make sure it's loaded and throw if not
+        if(-not (Get-Command "Invoke-MsBuild" -errorAction SilentlyContinue)){
+            throw ('Unable to install/load psbuild from [{0}]' -f $psbuildInstallUri)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+[hashtable]$buildProperties = @{
+    'Configuration'=$configuration
+    'DeployExtension'='false'
+    'OutputPath'=$outputPath.FullName
+    'VisualStudioVersion'='14.0'
+}
+
+function Build-Projects{
+    [cmdletbinding()]
+    param()
+    process {
+        $env:IsDeveloperMachine=$true
+        if($outputPath -eq $null){throw 'outputpath is null'}
+
+        [string[]]$projectToBuild = $slnFile
+        if( $buildAllProjects -eq $true){
+            $projectToBuild += $slnFile
+        }
+
+        foreach($file in $projectToBuild){
+            if(-not (Test-Path $file)){
+                throw ('Could not find the project to build at [{0}]' -f $file)
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(-not (Test-Path $OutputPath)){
+            'Creating output folder [{0}]' -f $outputPath | Write-Output
+            New-Item -Path $outputPath -ItemType Directory
+        }
+
+        Invoke-MSBuild $projectToBuild -properties $buildProperties
+    }
+}
+
+function Clean{
+    [cmdletbinding()]
+    param()
+    process {
+        [System.IO.FileInfo]$projectToBuild = $slnFile
+
+        if(-not (Test-Path $projectToBuild)){
+            throw ('Could not find the project to build at [{0}]' -f $projectToBuild)
+        }
+
+        Invoke-MSBuild $projectToBuild -targets Clean -properties $buildProperties
+
+        [System.IO.DirectoryInfo[]]$foldersToDelete = (Get-ChildItem $scriptDir -Include bin,obj -Recurse -Directory)
+        $foldersToDelete += $outputPath
+
+        foreach($folder in $foldersToDelete){
+            if(Test-Path $folder){
+                Remove-Item $folder -Recurse -Force
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function RestoreNuGetPackages(){
+    [cmdletbinding()]
+    param()
+    process{
+        Push-Location
+        try{
+            'restoring nuget packages' | Write-Output
+            Set-Location (get-item ($slnfile)).Directory.FullName
+            Invoke-CommandString -command (get-nuget) -commandArgs restore
+
+            Set-Location (get-item ($sln2File)).Directory.FullName
+            Invoke-CommandString -command (get-nuget) -commandArgs restore
+        }
+        finally{
+            Pop-Location
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+# being script
+try{
+    EnsurePsbuildInstlled
+    Import-NuGetPowershell
+    RestoreNuGetPackages
+    Build-Projects
+}
+catch{
+    "Build failed with an exception:`n`n{0}`n`n{1}`n`n{2}" -f ($_.Exception),(Get-PSCallStack|Out-String),($Error|Out-String) |  Write-Error
+    exit 1
+}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab72459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/8n8w3dmayr97rrtc?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/sayedihashimi/pecan-waffle-samples)
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diff --git a/templates/MultiprojTemplates01/_project.vstemplate b/templates/MultiprojTemplates01/_project.vstemplate
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87ce952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/MultiprojTemplates01/_project.vstemplate
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005" Type="Project">
+  <TemplateData>
+    <Name>Contoso Zebra</Name>
+    <Description>Multi project template demo</Description>
+    <DefaultName>Zebra</DefaultName>
+    <ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
+    <ProjectSubType></ProjectSubType>
+    <SortOrder>1000</SortOrder>
+    <CreateNewFolder>true</CreateNewFolder>
+    <ProvideDefaultName>true</ProvideDefaultName>
+    <LocationField>Enabled</LocationField>
+    <EnableLocationBrowseButton>true</EnableLocationBrowseButton>
+    <Icon>sw-file-icon.png</Icon>
+    <TemplateID>13f73839-d148-4d9d-97df-1281d67a14ea</TemplateID>
+    <!-- Indicates how many parent folders this item template should appear in -->
+    <NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp>1</NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp>
+  </TemplateData>
+  <WizardExtension>
+    <Assembly>PecanWaffleSamplesVs, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null</Assembly>
+    <FullClassName>PecanWaffleSamplesVs.SolutionWizard</FullClassName>
+  </WizardExtension>
+
+  <TemplateContent>
+    <Project TargetFileName="$safeprojectname$.csproj" File="VsTemplateProj.csproj" ReplaceParameters="true" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005"></Project>
+    <CustomParameters xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
+      <CustomParameter Name="TemplateName" Value="ContosoZebra" />
+      <CustomParameter Name="PecanWaffleInstallBranch" Value="dev" />
+      <CustomParameter Name="Item" Value="Item" />
+    </CustomParameters>
+  </TemplateContent>
+</VSTemplate>
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diff --git a/templates/MultiprojTemplates01/pw-templateinfo.ps1 b/templates/MultiprojTemplates01/pw-templateinfo.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3371028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/MultiprojTemplates01/pw-templateinfo.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+[cmdletbinding()]
+param()
+
+$templateInfo = New-Object -TypeName psobject -Property @{
+    Name = 'ContosoZebra'
+    Type = 'ProjectTemplate'
+    DefaultProjectName = 'Zebra'
+    CreateNewFolder = $false
+    AfterInstall = {
+        Update-PWPackagesPathInProjectFiles -slnRoot ($SolutionRoot)
+    }
+}
+
+$templateInfo | replace (
+    ('Contoso', {"$ProjectName"}, {"$DefaultProjectName"}),
+
+    ('2ADA6741-AB4A-4283-BA8B-DE88E003B934', {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+    ('278808B0-B3F3-4883-9A84-2B6429925011', {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+    ('16481A0B-2B4B-484F-97BC-7AA09422AF8C', {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+    ('74CA4CD8-C186-47D5-91A5-D59836037C0D', {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+    ('751ACB67-5C02-4232-B562-8E2D90A1D5CE', {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+    ('6154DCBD-66FD-4FDA-98F5-AB85D0C13A99', {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+    ('FC2E39BF-7F1F-471E-895A-C9A7CAC2E54A', {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+    ('66095F59-BE7A-48D8-8643-FFF894E66B4F', {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj"))
+)
+
+# when the template is run any filename with the given string will be updated
+$templateInfo | update-filename (
+    ,('Contoso', {"$ProjectName"}<#,$null,@('.csproj','.bak','.projitems','.shproj','.cs')#>)
+)
+# excludes files from the template
+$templateInfo | exclude-file 'pw-*.*','*.user','*.suo','*.userosscache','project.lock.json','*.vs*scc','*.sln'
+# excludes folders from the template
+$templateInfo | exclude-folder '.vs','artifacts','packages','bin','obj' 
+
+# This will register the template with pecan-waffle
+Set-TemplateInfo -templateInfo $templateInfo
+
+<#
+Use this one-liner to figure out the include expression for the project name
+>Get-ChildItem .\templates * -Recurse -File|select-string 'Contoso' -SimpleMatch|Select-Object -ExpandProperty path -Unique|% { Get-Item $_ | Select-Object -ExpandProperty extension}|Select-Object -Unique|%{ Write-Host "'$_';" -NoNewline }
+
+
+'.sln';'.vstemplate';'.csproj';'.bak';'.cs';'.xml';'.plist';'.projitems';'.shproj';'.xaml';'.config';'.pubxml';'.appxmanifest'
+
+Use this one-liner to figure out the guids in your template
+> Get-ChildItem .\templates *.*proj -Recurse -File|Select-Object -ExpandProperty fullname -Unique|% { ([xml](Get-Content $_)).Project.PropertyGroup.ProjectGuid|Select-Object -Unique|%{ '({0}, {{"$ProjectId"}}, [System.Guid]::NewGuid(),@("*.*proj")),' -f $_ }}
+
+({8EBB17C5-5B87-466B-99BE-709C04F71BC8}, {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+({B095DC2E-19D7-4852-9450-6774808B626E}, {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+(e651c0cb-f5fb-4257-9289-ef45f3c1a02c, {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+(1dfffd59-6b32-4937-bfde-1e10c11d22c3, {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+({4D2348EA-44AA-479F-80FB-EF67D64F4F3A}, {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+({0A7800A3-784F-4822-8956-7BAC2C4D194E}, {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+({6B0A711C-8401-4240-BA08-A8198EFC271E}, {"$ProjectId"}, {[System.Guid]::NewGuid()},@("*.*proj")),
+
+
+use this one-liner to figure out the include statement for update-filename
+Get-ChildItem C:\temp\pean-waffle\dest\new3 *Contoso* -Recurse -File|Select-Object -ExpandProperty extension -Unique|%{ write-host ( '''{0}'',' -f $_) -NoNewline }
+
+'.csproj','.bak','.projitems','.shproj','.cs'
+#>
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