Re-use basemap across projects

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Hi all-

I have created a base map using a Map Theme that I would like to use across multiple QField projects. Is that possible without re-building the base map for each project when creating it in QField Sync? And could multiple projects then point to that geopackage containing the base map on the mobile device? I am using QGIS 3.22.5 with QField Sync 4.0.0-BETA17 on Win10, and the QField Dev version currently available on Google Play. Thanks!

Imported from GitHub discussion by @maxhenschell on 2022-02-09T13:50:43Z

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Hi, you can use same basemap (gpkg file) for all projects on QField, here is the explanation https://qfield.org/docs/prepare/outside-layers.html.

You need to put your basemap in “basemaps” folder in QField files on Android.
For me, I drag my basemap in QGis project and the directory of the basemap on my computer, I put it in the settings “Localized Data Paths”.

Best regards,
Ronan

Imported from GitHub comment by @ronanren on 2022-02-21T15:38:28Z

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Note this will change a bit with the new 2.0 major version that is coming. We are currently working on the docs and they will be updated accordingly.

Imported from GitHub comment by @suricactus on 2022-02-22T11:27:55Z

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Is there a new documentation on this somewhere? I think the use case (recycling offline-basemaps as their creation costs a lot of time within an evolving project and among different projects) is very relevant and interesting.

My basemap seems to consists of two files: “basemap.mbtiles” and “basemap.mbtiles.aux.xml”.
I’ve tried to drag-and-drop into other directories, but it doesn’t show up if those are loaded in Qfield for Android.

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Have you looked at this one already: Shared datasets - QField Ecosystem Documentation

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Perfect, thank you very much. I think that solves my question :blush: