If you are planning to write a book-length compilation in LaTeX, then feel free to use book-template.tex file from this repo. For the look-and-feel of final output/book, see this PDF file. To be able ...
This template should work with any latex setup ... With MikTex install and LaTeX Workshop installed, open the repository folder in VS Code. To test it works, open book.tex then select the $\TeX$ icon ...