diff --git a/cmd/docker/catalog.go b/cmd/docker/catalog.go
index e3a18bc..4d01961 100644
--- a/cmd/docker/catalog.go
+++ b/cmd/docker/catalog.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package docker
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ var catalogCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 		if templateName == "" {
-			files, err := os.ReadDir("templates")
+			files, err := fs.ReadDir(TemplateFs, TemplateRootPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ var catalogCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			body, err := os.ReadFile("templates/" + templateName + "/prompts.yaml")
+			body, err := fs.ReadFile(TemplateFs, TemplateRootPath+"/"+templateName+"/prompts.yaml")
 			if err != nil {
 				if templateDirectory == "" {
 					log.Fatalf("unable to read file: %v", err)
diff --git a/cmd/docker/init.go b/cmd/docker/init.go
index 4000a34..c88676f 100644
--- a/cmd/docker/init.go
+++ b/cmd/docker/init.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 		promptValues := pkg.GetPromptValues(templateRoot, templateName, defaultPromptValues)
 
-		templateList, err := pkg.GetTemplatesInPathHierarchy(templateRoot + "/" + templateName)
+		templateList, err := pkg.GetTemplatesInPathHierarchy(templateRoot+"/"+templateName, templateDirectory == "")
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				panic(err)
 			}
 			name := filepath.Base(t)
-			tpl := template.Must(template.New(name).Funcs(templateFuncs).ParseFiles(t))
+			// Parsing template files from embedded FS or external FS
+			tpl, err := template.New(name).Funcs(templateFuncs).ParseFS(pkg.TemplateFs, t)
+			if err != nil {
+				tpl = template.Must(template.New(name).Funcs(templateFuncs).ParseFiles(t))
+			}
 			err = tpl.ExecuteTemplate(f, name, promptValues)
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
diff --git a/cmd/docker/root.go b/cmd/docker/root.go
index 4ce30cf..ce74c9a 100644
--- a/cmd/docker/root.go
+++ b/cmd/docker/root.go
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package docker
 
 import (
+	"embed"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var TemplateFs embed.FS
+
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "docker",
 	Short: "docker - a fake CLI to support Init command extension",
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 81d0027..28cfe3c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"embed"
+
 	"github.com/aborroy/docker-init-with-templates/cmd/docker"
+	"github.com/aborroy/docker-init-with-templates/pkg"
 )
 
+//go:embed all:templates
+var templateFs embed.FS
+
 func main() {
+	pkg.TemplateFs = templateFs
+	docker.TemplateFs = templateFs
 	docker.Execute()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/hidden.go b/pkg/hidden.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9018a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/hidden.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package pkg
+
+import "slices"
+
+var Allowed = []string{".env.tpl", ".dockerignore.tpl"}
+
+func IsAllowedHiddenFile(name string) bool {
+	return slices.Contains(Allowed, name)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/hidden_unix.go b/pkg/hidden_unix.go
index 8db2b24..e9dd47f 100644
--- a/pkg/hidden_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/hidden_unix.go
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ package pkg
 const dotCharacter = 46
 
 func IsHidden(path string) bool {
-	return path[0] == dotCharacter
+	return path[0] == dotCharacter && !IsAllowedHiddenFile(path)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/hidden_windows.go b/pkg/hidden_windows.go
index 0a9102d..2e3554a 100644
--- a/pkg/hidden_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/hidden_windows.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const dotCharacter = 46
 
 func IsHidden(path string) bool {
 	if path[0] == dotCharacter {
-		return true
+		return !IsAllowedHiddenFile(path)
 	}
 
 	absPath, err := filepath.Abs(path)
diff --git a/pkg/io.go b/pkg/io.go
index 1eb9db3..9cf4a04 100644
--- a/pkg/io.go
+++ b/pkg/io.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package pkg
 
 import (
+	"embed"
 	"io"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -9,7 +11,29 @@ import (
 
 const TemplateExtension string = ".tpl"
 
-func GetTemplatesInPathHierarchy(path string) ([]string, error) {
+var TemplateFs embed.FS
+
+func EmbedWalk(root string) ([]string, error) {
+	var paths []string
+	fs.WalkDir(TemplateFs, root, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if d.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if strings.HasSuffix(path, TemplateExtension) {
+			paths = append(paths, path)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return paths, nil
+}
+
+func FilesystemWalk(path string) ([]string, error) {
 	var paths []string
 	err := filepath.Walk(path, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -26,6 +50,14 @@ func GetTemplatesInPathHierarchy(path string) ([]string, error) {
 	return paths, nil
 }
 
+func GetTemplatesInPathHierarchy(path string, useFS bool) ([]string, error) {
+	if useFS {
+		return EmbedWalk(path)
+	} else {
+		return FilesystemWalk(path)
+	}
+}
+
 func CreateOutputFile(outputRoot string, outputFile string, templateName string) (io.Writer, string, error) {
 	position := strings.Index(outputFile, "/"+templateName+"/")
 	outputFile = outputFile[position+len("/"+templateName+"/"):]
diff --git a/pkg/prompt.go b/pkg/prompt.go
index 206a920..170722e 100644
--- a/pkg/prompt.go
+++ b/pkg/prompt.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pkg
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -100,9 +101,13 @@ func IsPromptVisible(expression string, values map[string]interface{}) bool {
 
 func GetPromptValues(templateRootPath string, template string, cmdPromptValues map[string]string) reflect.Value {
 
-	file, err := os.ReadFile(templateRootPath + "/" + template + "/prompts.yaml")
+	// Read prompt file from embed FS or external FS
+	file, err := fs.ReadFile(TemplateFs, templateRootPath+"/"+template+"/prompts.yaml")
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		file, err = os.ReadFile(templateRootPath + "/" + template + "/prompts.yaml")
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	data := orderedmap.New[string, Prompt]()