diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/templates/build_configs/local-vllm-build.yaml b/llama_stack/distribution/templates/build_configs/local-vllm-build.yaml
index e907cb7c9..e333a137b 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/templates/build_configs/local-vllm-build.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/templates/build_configs/local-vllm-build.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ distribution_spec:
     safety: meta-reference
     agents: meta-reference
     telemetry: meta-reference
-image_type: conda
+image_type: conda
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diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/templates/remote-vllm-build.yaml b/llama_stack/distribution/templates/remote-vllm-build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..525c3a930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/templates/remote-vllm-build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: remote-vllm
+distribution_spec:
+  description: Use remote vLLM for running LLM inference
+  providers:
+    inference: remote::vllm
+    memory: meta-reference
+    safety: meta-reference
+    agents: meta-reference
+    telemetry: meta-reference
+image_type: docker
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