diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/all-templates.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/all-templates.yaml
index e4e81fbcb3..a5bcd864b1 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/all-templates.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/all-templates.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   name: example-templates
   description: A collection of all Backstage example templates
 spec:
-  type: url
   targets:
-    - https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/spotify/cookiecutter-golang/blob/master/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/docs-template/template.yaml
+    - ./local-templates.yaml
+    - ./remote-templates.yaml
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/local-templates.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/local-templates.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..468fb72ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/local-templates.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Location
+metadata:
+  name: example-templates-local
+  description: A collection of locally available Backstage example templates
+spec:
+  targets:
+    - ./create-react-app/template.yaml
+    - ./docs-template/template.yaml
+    - ./react-ssr-template/template.yaml
+    - ./springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7846a0994e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Location
+metadata:
+  name: example-templates-remote
+  description: A collection of remotely available Backstage example templates
+spec:
+  type: url
+  targets:
+    - https://github.com/spotify/cookiecutter-golang/blob/master/template.yaml