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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15c668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/AngularSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..179a495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/AngularSpa/.template.config/template.json
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c260ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/AngularSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15c668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/AureliaSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c2277b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/AureliaSpa/.template.config/template.json
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diff --git a/templates/AureliaSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json b/templates/AureliaSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18e8697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/AureliaSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json
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diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/templates/KnockoutSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15c668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
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+{
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diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/.template.config/template.json b/templates/KnockoutSpa/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9e8dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/.template.config/template.json
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diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json b/templates/KnockoutSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ce1189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json
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diff --git a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15c668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
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diff --git a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/.template.config/template.json b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dc06ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/.template.config/template.json
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02f9d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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diff --git a/templates/ReactSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/templates/ReactSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15c668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/ReactSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
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diff --git a/templates/ReactSpa/.template.config/template.json b/templates/ReactSpa/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9aaf30f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/ReactSpa/.template.config/template.json
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f77016a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/ReactSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/vs-2017.3.host",
+  "name": {
+    "text": "React.js",
+    "package": "{0CD94836-1526-4E85-87D3-FB5274C5AFC9}",
+    "id": "1500"
+  },
+  "description": {
+    "text": "A project template for creating an ASP.NET Core application with React.js",
+    "package": "{0CD94836-1526-4E85-87D3-FB5274C5AFC9}",
+    "id": "1501"
+  },
+  "order": 301,
+  "icon": "icon.png",
+  "learnMoreLink": "https://github.com/aspnet/JavaScriptServices",
+  "uiFilters": [
+    "oneaspnet"
+  ],
+  "minFullFrameworkVersion": "4.6.1"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/VueSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/templates/VueSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15c668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/VueSpa/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/dotnetcli.host",
+  "symbolInfo": {
+    "TargetFrameworkOverride": {
+      "isHidden": "true",
+      "longName": "target-framework-override",
+      "shortName": ""
+    },
+    "Framework": {
+      "longName": "framework"
+    },
+    "skipRestore": {
+      "longName": "no-restore",
+      "shortName": ""
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/VueSpa/.template.config/template.json b/templates/VueSpa/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2986930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/VueSpa/.template.config/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "classifications": [
+    "Web",
+    "MVC",
+    "SPA"
+  ],
+  "groupIdentity": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates.Vue",
+  "identity": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaTemplates.Vue.CSharp",
+  "name": "ASP.NET Core with Vue.js",
+  "preferNameDirectory": true,
+  "primaryOutputs": [
+    {
+      "path": "WebApplicationBasic.csproj"
+    }
+  ],
+  "shortName": "vue",
+  "sourceName": "WebApplicationBasic",
+  "sources": [
+    {
+      "source": "./",
+      "target": "./",
+      "exclude": [
+        ".template.config/**"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "symbols": {
+    "TargetFrameworkOverride": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "description": "Overrides the target framework",
+      "replaces": "TargetFrameworkOverride",
+      "datatype": "string",
+      "defaultValue": ""
+    },
+    "Framework": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "description": "The target framework for the project.",
+      "datatype": "choice",
+      "choices": [
+        {
+          "choice": "netcoreapp2.0",
+          "description": "Target netcoreapp2.0"
+        }
+      ],
+      "replaces": "netcoreapp2.0",
+      "defaultValue": "netcoreapp2.0"
+    },
+    "HostIdentifier": {
+      "type": "bind",
+      "binding": "HostIdentifier"
+    },
+    "skipRestore": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "description": "If specified, skips the automatic restore of the project on create.",
+      "defaultValue": "false"
+    }
+  },
+  "tags": {
+    "language": "C#",
+    "type": "project"
+  },
+  "postActions": [
+    {
+      "condition": "(!skipRestore)",
+      "description": "Restore NuGet packages required by this project.",
+      "manualInstructions": [
+        {
+          "text": "Run 'dotnet restore'"
+        }
+      ],
+      "actionId": "210D431B-A78B-4D2F-B762-4ED3E3EA9025",
+      "continueOnError": true
+    },
+    {
+      "condition": "(HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli\" || HostIdentifier == \"dotnetcli-preview\")",
+      "actionId": "AC1156F7-BB77-4DB8-B28F-24EEBCCA1E5C",
+      "description": "\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\nIMPORTANT: Before running this project on the command line,\n           you must restore NPM packages by running \"npm install\"\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n",
+      "manualInstructions": [
+        {
+          "text": "Run \"npm install\""
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/VueSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json b/templates/VueSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b9b6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/VueSpa/.template.config/vs-2017.3.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/vs-2017.3.host",
+  "name": {
+    "text": "Vue.js",
+    "package": "{0CD94836-1526-4E85-87D3-FB5274C5AFC9}",
+    "id": "1600"
+  },
+  "description": {
+    "text": "A project template for creating an ASP.NET Core application with Vue.js",
+    "package": "{0CD94836-1526-4E85-87D3-FB5274C5AFC9}",
+    "id": "1601"
+  },
+  "order": 301,
+  "icon": "icon.png",
+  "learnMoreLink": "https://github.com/aspnet/JavaScriptServices",
+  "uiFilters": [
+    "oneaspnet"
+  ],
+  "minFullFrameworkVersion": "4.6.1"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/package-builder/src/build/build.ts b/templates/package-builder/src/build/build.ts
index c0827de..d234bfc 100644
--- a/templates/package-builder/src/build/build.ts
+++ b/templates/package-builder/src/build/build.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import * as targz from 'tar.gz';
 
 const isWindows = /^win/.test(process.platform);
 const textFileExtensions = ['.gitignore', 'template_gitignore', '.config', '.cs', '.cshtml', '.csproj', '.html', '.js', '.json', '.jsx', '.md', '.nuspec', '.ts', '.tsx'];
-const webToolsVSPackageGuid = '{0CD94836-1526-4E85-87D3-FB5274C5AFC9}';
 
 const dotNetPackages = {
     builtIn: 'Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates',
@@ -19,19 +18,16 @@ const dotNetPackages = {
 
 interface TemplateConfig {
     dir: string;
-    dotNetNewId: string;
     dotNetPackageId: string;
-    displayName: string;
-    localizationIdStart: number;
 }
 
 const templates: { [key: string]: TemplateConfig } = {
-    'angular': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.builtIn, dir: '../../templates/AngularSpa/', dotNetNewId: 'Angular', displayName: 'Angular', localizationIdStart: 1100 },
-    'aurelia': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.extra, dir: '../../templates/AureliaSpa/', dotNetNewId: 'Aurelia', displayName: 'Aurelia', localizationIdStart: 1200 },
-    'knockout': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.extra, dir: '../../templates/KnockoutSpa/', dotNetNewId: 'Knockout', displayName: 'Knockout.js', localizationIdStart: 1300 },
-    'react-redux': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.builtIn, dir: '../../templates/ReactReduxSpa/', dotNetNewId: 'ReactRedux', displayName: 'React.js and Redux', localizationIdStart: 1400 },
-    'react': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.builtIn, dir: '../../templates/ReactSpa/', dotNetNewId: 'React', displayName: 'React.js', localizationIdStart: 1500 },
-    'vue': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.extra, dir: '../../templates/VueSpa/', dotNetNewId: 'Vue', displayName: 'Vue.js', localizationIdStart: 1600 }
+    'angular': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.builtIn, dir: '../../templates/AngularSpa/' },
+    'aurelia': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.extra, dir: '../../templates/AureliaSpa/' },
+    'knockout': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.extra, dir: '../../templates/KnockoutSpa/' },
+    'react-redux': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.builtIn, dir: '../../templates/ReactReduxSpa/' },
+    'react': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.builtIn, dir: '../../templates/ReactSpa/' },
+    'vue': { dotNetPackageId: dotNetPackages.extra, dir: '../../templates/VueSpa/' }
 };
 
 function isTextFile(filename: string): boolean {
@@ -129,123 +125,6 @@ function buildDotNetNewNuGetPackage(packageId: string) {
 
         const templateOutputDir = path.join(outputRoot, 'Content', templateName);
         writeTemplate(templateConfig.dir, templateOutputDir, contentReplacements, filenameReplacements);
-
-        // Add the .template.config dir and its contents
-        const templateConfigDir = path.join(templateOutputDir, '.template.config');
-        mkdirp.sync(templateConfigDir);
-
-        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(templateConfigDir, 'template.json'), JSON.stringify({
-            author: 'Microsoft',
-            classifications: ['Web', 'MVC', 'SPA'],
-            groupIdentity: `${packageId}.${templateConfig.dotNetNewId}`,
-            identity: `${packageId}.${templateConfig.dotNetNewId}.CSharp`,
-            name: `ASP.NET Core with ${templateConfig.displayName}`,
-            preferNameDirectory: true,
-            primaryOutputs: [{ path: `${sourceProjectName}.csproj` }],
-            shortName: `${templateConfig.dotNetNewId.toLowerCase()}`,
-            sourceName: sourceProjectName,
-            sources: [{
-                source: './',
-                target: './',
-                exclude: ['.template.config/**']
-            }],
-            symbols: {
-                TargetFrameworkOverride: {
-                    type: 'parameter',
-                    description: 'Overrides the target framework',
-                    replaces: 'TargetFrameworkOverride',
-                    datatype: 'string',
-                    defaultValue: ''
-                },
-                Framework: {
-                    type: 'parameter',
-                    description: 'The target framework for the project.',
-                    datatype: 'choice',
-                    choices: [
-                        {
-                            choice: 'netcoreapp2.0',
-                            description: 'Target netcoreapp2.0'
-                        }
-                    ],
-                    replaces: 'netcoreapp2.0',
-                    defaultValue: 'netcoreapp2.0'
-                },
-                HostIdentifier: {
-                    type: 'bind',
-                    binding: 'HostIdentifier'
-                },
-                skipRestore: {
-                    type: 'parameter',
-                    datatype: 'bool',
-                    description: 'If specified, skips the automatic restore of the project on create.',
-                    defaultValue: 'false'
-                }
-            },
-            tags: { language: 'C#', type: 'project' },
-            postActions: [
-                {
-                    condition: '(!skipRestore)',
-                    description: 'Restore NuGet packages required by this project.',
-                    manualInstructions: [{ text: 'Run \'dotnet restore\'' }],
-                    actionId: '210D431B-A78B-4D2F-B762-4ED3E3EA9025',
-                    continueOnError: true
-                },
-                /*
-                // Currently it doesn't appear to be possible to run `npm install` from a
-                // postAction, due to https://github.com/dotnet/templating/issues/849
-                // We will re-enable this when that bug is fixed.
-                {
-                    condition: '(!skipRestore)',
-                    description: 'Restores NPM packages required by this project.',
-                    manualInstructions: [{ text: 'Run \'npm install\'' }],
-                    actionId: '3A7C4B45-1F5D-4A30-959A-51B88E82B5D2',
-                    args: { executable: 'npm', args: 'install' },
-                    continueOnError: false
-                }
-                */
-                {
-                    // For the preview2 release, just display manual instructions instead.
-                    // This is only applicable on the command line, because VS will restore
-                    // NPM packages automatically by default.
-                    condition: '(HostIdentifier == "dotnetcli" || HostIdentifier == "dotnetcli-preview")',
-                    actionId: 'AC1156F7-BB77-4DB8-B28F-24EEBCCA1E5C',
-                    description: '\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\nIMPORTANT: Before running this project on the command line,\n           you must restore NPM packages by running "npm install"\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n',
-                    manualInstructions: [{ text: 'Run "npm install"' }]
-                }
-            ],
-        }, null, 2));
-
-        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(templateConfigDir, 'dotnetcli.host.json'), JSON.stringify({
-            $schema: 'http://json.schemastore.org/dotnetcli.host',
-            symbolInfo: {
-                TargetFrameworkOverride: {
-                    isHidden: 'true',
-                    longName: 'target-framework-override',
-                    shortName: ''
-                },
-                Framework: {
-                    longName: 'framework'
-                },
-                skipRestore: {
-                    longName: 'no-restore',
-                    shortName: ''
-                },
-            }
-        }, null, 2));
-        
-        const localisedNameId = templateConfig.localizationIdStart + 0;
-        const localisedDescId = templateConfig.localizationIdStart + 1;
-
-        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(templateConfigDir, 'vs-2017.3.host.json'), JSON.stringify({
-            $schema: 'http://json.schemastore.org/vs-2017.3.host',
-            name: { text: templateConfig.displayName, package: webToolsVSPackageGuid, id: localisedNameId.toString() },
-            description: { text: `A project template for creating an ASP.NET Core application with ${templateConfig.displayName}`, package: webToolsVSPackageGuid, id: localisedDescId.toString() },
-            order: 301,
-            icon: 'icon.png',
-            learnMoreLink: 'https://github.com/aspnet/JavaScriptServices',
-            uiFilters: [ 'oneaspnet' ],
-            minFullFrameworkVersion: '4.6.1'
-        }, null, 2));
     });
 
     // Create the .nuspec file
@@ -274,15 +153,6 @@ function buildDotNetNewNuGetPackage(packageId: string) {
     return glob.sync(path.join(outputRoot, './*.nupkg'))[0];
 }
 
-function runPrepublishScripts(rootDir: string, scripts: string[]) {
-    console.log(`[Prepublish] In directory: ${ rootDir }`);
-    scripts.forEach(script => {
-        console.log(`[Prepublish] Running: ${ script }`);
-        childProcess.execSync(script, { cwd: rootDir, stdio: 'inherit' });
-    });
-    console.log(`[Prepublish] Done`)
-}
-
 const distDir = './dist';
 const artifactsDir = path.join(distDir, 'artifacts');