# Create a feature repository

A feature repository is a directory that contains the configuration of the feature store and individual features. This configuration is written as code \(Python/YAML\) and it's highly recommended that teams track it centrally using git. See [Feature Repository](../concepts/feature-repository.md) for a detailed explanation of feature repositories.

The easiest way to create a new feature repository to use `feast init` command:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Local template" %}
```bash
feast init

Creating a new Feast repository in /<...>/tiny_pika.
```
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="GCP template" %}
```text
feast init -t gcp

Creating a new Feast repository in /<...>/tiny_pika.
```
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

The `init` command creates a Python file with feature definitions, sample data, and a Feast configuration file for local development:

```bash
$ tree
.
└── tiny_pika
    ├── data
    │   └── driver_stats.parquet
    ├── example.py
    └── feature_store.yaml

1 directory, 3 files
```

Enter the directory:

```text
# Replace "tiny_pika" with your auto-generated dir name
cd tiny_pika
```

You can now use this feature repository for development. You can try the following:

* Run `feast apply` to apply these definitions to Feast.
* Edit the example feature definitions in  `example.py` and run `feast apply` again to change feature definitions.
* Initialize a git repository in the same directory and checking the feature repository into version control.

