diff --git a/src/mpm/commands/server.py b/src/mpm/commands/server.py
index 4fd27a1..2907d0c 100644
--- a/src/mpm/commands/server.py
+++ b/src/mpm/commands/server.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def sync(ctx, servers):
                                        label='Synchronizing') as bar:
                     i = 0
                     for state in outdated:
-                        server.syncToVersion(state.plugin)
+                        server.syncToVersion(state.wantedVersion)
                         i += 1
                         bar.update(i)
             else:
diff --git a/src/mpm/config.py b/src/mpm/config.py
index af7b240..fb8b67f 100644
--- a/src/mpm/config.py
+++ b/src/mpm/config.py
@@ -60,11 +60,33 @@ class Config():
             'path': str(path)
         })
 
+    def template(self, name):
+        return self.config['templates'].get(name, dict())
+    
+    def mergeConfig(self, serverConf):
+        baseConf = serverConf
+        baseConf['plugins'] = []
+        mergedPlugins = {}
+        templates = [self.template(n) for n in serverConf['inherit']]
+        for template in templates:
+            for plugin in template.get('plugins', []):
+                if plugin['name'] not in mergedPlugins:
+                    mergedPlugins[plugin['name']] = dict()
+                mergedPlugins[plugin['name']].update(plugin)
+        for plugin in serverConf['plugins']:
+            if plugin['name'] not in mergedPlugins:
+                mergedPlugins[plugin['name']] = dict()
+            mergedPlugins[plugin['name']].update(plugin)
+        for plugin in mergedPlugins:
+            baseConf['plugins'].append(mergedPlugins[plugin])
+        print(baseConf)
+        return baseConf
+
     def servers(self):
-        return [Server(name, c) for (name, c) in self.config['servers'].items()]
+        return [Server(name, self.mergeConfig(c)) for (name, c) in self.config['servers'].items()]
 
     def server(self, name):
-        return Server(name, self.config['servers'][name])
+        return Server(name, self.mergeConfig(self.config['servers'][name]))
 
     def update_server(self, server, config):
         self.config['servers'][server] = config
diff --git a/src/mpm/server.py b/src/mpm/server.py
index 7b08ce2..156c284 100644
--- a/src/mpm/server.py
+++ b/src/mpm/server.py
@@ -5,9 +5,30 @@ import logging
 import hashlib
 import os
 import semantic_version
+import sys
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mpm.server')
 
+def digest(fd):
+    if sys.version_info.minor >= 11:
+        return hashlib.file_digest(fd, 'sha256')
+    else:
+        hasher = hashlib.sha256()
+        while True:
+            buf = fd.read(1024)
+            if not buf:
+                break
+            hasher.update(buf)
+        return hasher
+
+class Template:
+    def __init__(self, name, config):
+        self.name = name
+        self.config = config
+
+    def plugins(self):
+        return [PluginSpec(p['name'], p.get('version', '*')) for p in self.config['plugins']]
+
 class Server:
     def __init__(self, name, config):
         self.name = name
@@ -79,14 +100,14 @@ class Server:
                     logger.debug("Running checksum search to find version of %s", pluginJar)
                     pluginPath = os.path.join(self.pluginPath, pluginJar)
                     with open(pluginPath, 'rb') as fd:
-                        installedHash = hashlib.file_digest(fd, 'sha256')
+                        installedHash = digest(fd)
                     pluginName = pluginJar.split('.jar')[0]
                     defaultVersion = semantic_version.Version("0.0.0")
                     for repo in repos:
                         for plugin in repo.plugins():
                             if plugin.name == pluginName:
                                 with open(plugin.path, 'rb') as fd:
-                                    foundHash = hashlib.file_digest(fd, 'sha256')
+                                    foundHash = digest(fd)
                                 if foundHash.hexdigest() == installedHash.hexdigest():
                                     return Plugin(pluginPath,
                                                   forceName=pluginName,