GitHub settings template

[cegekaJG]

I'd like to ask everybody how you deal with setting up the GitHub repository settings when using the AL Go template.
Since there's a lot of settings that have to be configured for a new repository (such as merging strategies, ruleset, branches, etc), everyone usually asks me to handle the creation whenever it's necessary. I guess the one easy way could be to add a workflow that triggers when the repo is created for the first time. Depending on the organization settings, the repository might be missing the necessary permissions, however.
Another way could be to abandon using templates and use a workflow that creates a new repository instead, similar to the "Deploy"-workflow in this repository.
I don't remember seeing the guide mention anything about inheriting GitHub settings, and I'm sure it's something everyone here is dealing with, so how do you do it?