diff --git a/kiwi_scp/commands/cmd_new.py b/kiwi_scp/commands/cmd_new.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fa2a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kiwi_scp/commands/cmd_new.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+
+import click
+
+from .cmd import KiwiCommandType, KiwiCommand
+from .decorators import kiwi_command
+from .._constants import DEFAULT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_NAME, COMPOSE_FILE_NAME
+from ..config import ProjectConfig
+from ..instance import Instance
+from ..project import Project
+
+
+@kiwi_command()
+class NewCommand(KiwiCommand):
+    """Create new empty project(s) in this instance"""
+
+    type = KiwiCommandType.PROJECTS
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run_for_project(cls, instance: Instance, project: Project, **kwargs) -> None:
+        KiwiCommand.print_error(f"Project {project.name} already exists!")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run_for_new_project(cls, instance: Instance, project_name: str, **kwargs) -> None:
+        try:
+            os.mkdir(project_name)
+            instance.config.projects.append(ProjectConfig(
+                name=project_name,
+                enabled=False,
+            ))
+            shutil.copy(
+                DEFAULT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_NAME,
+                instance.directory.joinpath(project_name).joinpath(COMPOSE_FILE_NAME)
+            )
+            instance.save_config(instance.config)
+
+        except FileExistsError:
+            KiwiCommand.print_error(f"Project directory {project_name} already exists!")
diff --git a/kiwi_scp/data/etc/docker-compose_default.yml b/kiwi_scp/data/etc/docker-compose_default.yml
index d3cbd6d..cc6476a 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/data/etc/docker-compose_default.yml
+++ b/kiwi_scp/data/etc/docker-compose_default.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ networks:
       name: ${KIWI_HUB_NAME}
 
 services:
+  ######################
+  # START EDITING HERE #
+  ######################
+
   # an example service
   something:
     # uses an image
diff --git a/kiwi_scp/subcommands/new.py b/kiwi_scp/subcommands/new.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fc5243..0000000
--- a/kiwi_scp/subcommands/new.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# system
-import logging
-import os
-import shutil
-
-# local
-from .._constants import DEFAULT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_NAME
-from ..subcommand import ProjectCommand
-
-
-class NewCommand(ProjectCommand):
-    """kiwi new"""
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__(
-            'new', num_projects='+',
-            action="Creating",
-            description="Create new empty project(s) in this instance"
-        )
-
-    def _run_project(self, runner, args, project):
-        if project.exists():
-            logging.error(f"Project '{project.get_name()}' exists in this instance!")
-            return False
-
-        else:
-            os.mkdir(project.disabled_dir_name())
-            shutil.copy(DEFAULT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_NAME, project.compose_file_name())
-            logging.debug(f"Project '{project.get_name()}' created")
-            return True