Best approach to a new project and keeping updates

[markoze]

Hi, could not find related doc/info on starting a new project.
What is your suggestion/approach on starting a new project and keeping it later updated (through npm for example).

For example I already have project code for some UI pages and logic.. only visual representation needed

1. Should I "move" my own code to this vue admin template, add needed libraries to package file, and then remove ui components, pages I don't need or
2. Import somehow this template into my own project and synchro package list (perhaps a bad approach).