# Elasticsearch 6 beta 1 - correct way to create a default template
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-beta-1-correct-way-to-create-a-default-template/98483
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 27, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-beta-1-correct-way-to-create-a-default-template/98483 "2017-08-27T16:42:34Z")
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### Author:  [@randude](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/randude)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-beta-1-correct-way-to-create-a-default-template/98483/1 "2017-08-27T16:42:34Z")
Hi,
So in the new docs I see that the _default_ (with underscores before and after) mapping is deprecated or at least it should be since there can be only one doc type anyways.
However, when I done define a logstash template to use when sending outputs to elasticsearch, I see it installs a default template under logstash-\*. It uses the _default_ setting:
"mappings": {
" **default**": {
"dynamic\_templates": [
{...
So, what is the correct syntax to define a custom template?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-6-beta-1-correct-way-to-create-a-default-template/98483/2 "2017-09-24T16:43:14Z")
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