diff --git a/templates/_template/eslint.config.mjs b/templates/_template/eslint.config.mjs
index c85fb67c463..37d29ea57d2 100644
--- a/templates/_template/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/templates/_template/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
-import { dirname } from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-import { FlatCompat } from "@eslint/eslintrc";
+import { dirname } from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { FlatCompat } from '@eslint/eslintrc'
 
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
 
 const compat = new FlatCompat({
   baseDirectory: __dirname,
-});
+})
 
 const eslintConfig = [
-  ...compat.extends("next/core-web-vitals", "next/typescript"),
-];
+  ...compat.extends('next/core-web-vitals', 'next/typescript'),
+  {
+    rules: {
+      '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
+        'warn',
+        {
+          vars: 'all',
+          args: 'after-used',
+          ignoreRestSiblings: false,
+          argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^(_|ignore)',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+]
 
-export default eslintConfig;
+export default eslintConfig
diff --git a/templates/blank/eslint.config.mjs b/templates/blank/eslint.config.mjs
index c85fb67c463..37d29ea57d2 100644
--- a/templates/blank/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/templates/blank/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
-import { dirname } from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-import { FlatCompat } from "@eslint/eslintrc";
+import { dirname } from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { FlatCompat } from '@eslint/eslintrc'
 
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
 
 const compat = new FlatCompat({
   baseDirectory: __dirname,
-});
+})
 
 const eslintConfig = [
-  ...compat.extends("next/core-web-vitals", "next/typescript"),
-];
+  ...compat.extends('next/core-web-vitals', 'next/typescript'),
+  {
+    rules: {
+      '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
+        'warn',
+        {
+          vars: 'all',
+          args: 'after-used',
+          ignoreRestSiblings: false,
+          argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^(_|ignore)',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+]
 
-export default eslintConfig;
+export default eslintConfig
diff --git a/templates/blank/pnpm-lock.yaml b/templates/blank/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 60f82b43897..a3b80d6bfd7 100644
--- a/templates/blank/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/templates/blank/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ importers:
         specifier: 0.32.6
         version: 0.32.6
     devDependencies:
+      '@eslint/eslintrc':
+        specifier: ^3.2.0
+        version: 3.2.0
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.5.4
         version: 22.10.0
diff --git a/templates/website/eslint.config.mjs b/templates/website/eslint.config.mjs
index 46f02aef02f..37d29ea57d2 100644
--- a/templates/website/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/templates/website/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@ const compat = new FlatCompat({
   baseDirectory: __dirname,
 })
 
-const eslintConfig = [...compat.extends('next/core-web-vitals', 'next/typescript')]
+const eslintConfig = [
+  ...compat.extends('next/core-web-vitals', 'next/typescript'),
+  {
+    rules: {
+      '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
+        'warn',
+        {
+          vars: 'all',
+          args: 'after-used',
+          ignoreRestSiblings: false,
+          argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^(_|ignore)',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+]
 
 export default eslintConfig
diff --git a/templates/website/src/utilities/generatePreviewPath.ts b/templates/website/src/utilities/generatePreviewPath.ts
index 56a9e0ec4f2..80486ce6c82 100644
--- a/templates/website/src/utilities/generatePreviewPath.ts
+++ b/templates/website/src/utilities/generatePreviewPath.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const generatePreviewPath = ({ collection, slug, req }: Props) => {
     process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || Boolean(process.env.VERCEL_PROJECT_PRODUCTION_URL)
   const protocol = isProduction ? 'https:' : req.protocol
 
-  let url = `${protocol}//${req.host}/next/preview?${encodedParams.toString()}`
+  const url = `${protocol}//${req.host}/next/preview?${encodedParams.toString()}`
 
   return url
 }
diff --git a/templates/with-payload-cloud/eslint.config.mjs b/templates/with-payload-cloud/eslint.config.mjs
index c85fb67c463..37d29ea57d2 100644
--- a/templates/with-payload-cloud/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/templates/with-payload-cloud/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
-import { dirname } from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-import { FlatCompat } from "@eslint/eslintrc";
+import { dirname } from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { FlatCompat } from '@eslint/eslintrc'
 
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
 
 const compat = new FlatCompat({
   baseDirectory: __dirname,
-});
+})
 
 const eslintConfig = [
-  ...compat.extends("next/core-web-vitals", "next/typescript"),
-];
+  ...compat.extends('next/core-web-vitals', 'next/typescript'),
+  {
+    rules: {
+      '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
+        'warn',
+        {
+          vars: 'all',
+          args: 'after-used',
+          ignoreRestSiblings: false,
+          argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^(_|ignore)',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+]
 
-export default eslintConfig;
+export default eslintConfig
diff --git a/templates/with-postgres/eslint.config.mjs b/templates/with-postgres/eslint.config.mjs
index c85fb67c463..37d29ea57d2 100644
--- a/templates/with-postgres/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/templates/with-postgres/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
-import { dirname } from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-import { FlatCompat } from "@eslint/eslintrc";
+import { dirname } from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { FlatCompat } from '@eslint/eslintrc'
 
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
 
 const compat = new FlatCompat({
   baseDirectory: __dirname,
-});
+})
 
 const eslintConfig = [
-  ...compat.extends("next/core-web-vitals", "next/typescript"),
-];
+  ...compat.extends('next/core-web-vitals', 'next/typescript'),
+  {
+    rules: {
+      '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
+        'warn',
+        {
+          vars: 'all',
+          args: 'after-used',
+          ignoreRestSiblings: false,
+          argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^(_|ignore)',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+]
 
-export default eslintConfig;
+export default eslintConfig
diff --git a/templates/with-vercel-mongodb/eslint.config.mjs b/templates/with-vercel-mongodb/eslint.config.mjs
index c85fb67c463..37d29ea57d2 100644
--- a/templates/with-vercel-mongodb/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/templates/with-vercel-mongodb/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
-import { dirname } from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-import { FlatCompat } from "@eslint/eslintrc";
+import { dirname } from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { FlatCompat } from '@eslint/eslintrc'
 
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
 
 const compat = new FlatCompat({
   baseDirectory: __dirname,
-});
+})
 
 const eslintConfig = [
-  ...compat.extends("next/core-web-vitals", "next/typescript"),
-];
+  ...compat.extends('next/core-web-vitals', 'next/typescript'),
+  {
+    rules: {
+      '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
+        'warn',
+        {
+          vars: 'all',
+          args: 'after-used',
+          ignoreRestSiblings: false,
+          argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^(_|ignore)',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+]
 
-export default eslintConfig;
+export default eslintConfig
diff --git a/templates/with-vercel-postgres/eslint.config.mjs b/templates/with-vercel-postgres/eslint.config.mjs
index c85fb67c463..37d29ea57d2 100644
--- a/templates/with-vercel-postgres/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/templates/with-vercel-postgres/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
-import { dirname } from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-import { FlatCompat } from "@eslint/eslintrc";
+import { dirname } from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { FlatCompat } from '@eslint/eslintrc'
 
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
 
 const compat = new FlatCompat({
   baseDirectory: __dirname,
-});
+})
 
 const eslintConfig = [
-  ...compat.extends("next/core-web-vitals", "next/typescript"),
-];
+  ...compat.extends('next/core-web-vitals', 'next/typescript'),
+  {
+    rules: {
+      '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
+        'warn',
+        {
+          vars: 'all',
+          args: 'after-used',
+          ignoreRestSiblings: false,
+          argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^(_|ignore)',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+]
 
-export default eslintConfig;
+export default eslintConfig
diff --git a/templates/with-vercel-website/eslint.config.mjs b/templates/with-vercel-website/eslint.config.mjs
index c85fb67c463..37d29ea57d2 100644
--- a/templates/with-vercel-website/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/templates/with-vercel-website/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
-import { dirname } from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-import { FlatCompat } from "@eslint/eslintrc";
+import { dirname } from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { FlatCompat } from '@eslint/eslintrc'
 
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
 
 const compat = new FlatCompat({
   baseDirectory: __dirname,
-});
+})
 
 const eslintConfig = [
-  ...compat.extends("next/core-web-vitals", "next/typescript"),
-];
+  ...compat.extends('next/core-web-vitals', 'next/typescript'),
+  {
+    rules: {
+      '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': 'warn',
+      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
+        'warn',
+        {
+          vars: 'all',
+          args: 'after-used',
+          ignoreRestSiblings: false,
+          argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^(_|ignore)',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+]
 
-export default eslintConfig;
+export default eslintConfig
diff --git a/templates/with-vercel-website/src/utilities/generatePreviewPath.ts b/templates/with-vercel-website/src/utilities/generatePreviewPath.ts
index 56a9e0ec4f2..80486ce6c82 100644
--- a/templates/with-vercel-website/src/utilities/generatePreviewPath.ts
+++ b/templates/with-vercel-website/src/utilities/generatePreviewPath.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const generatePreviewPath = ({ collection, slug, req }: Props) => {
     process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || Boolean(process.env.VERCEL_PROJECT_PRODUCTION_URL)
   const protocol = isProduction ? 'https:' : req.protocol
 
-  let url = `${protocol}//${req.host}/next/preview?${encodedParams.toString()}`
+  const url = `${protocol}//${req.host}/next/preview?${encodedParams.toString()}`
 
   return url
 }