diff --git a/create-app.ts b/create-app.ts
index f59a9e9a..8d6ce9c5 100644
--- a/create-app.ts
+++ b/create-app.ts
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ export async function createApp({
     await installTemplate({ ...args, backend: true });
   }
 
+  await writeDevcontainer(root, templatesDir, framework, frontend);
+
   process.chdir(root);
   if (tryGitInit(root)) {
     console.log("Initialized a git repository.");
     console.log();
   }
 
-  await writeDevcontainer(root, templatesDir, framework, frontend);
-
   if (toolsRequireConfig(tools)) {
     console.log(
       yellow(
diff --git a/helpers/env-variables.ts b/helpers/env-variables.ts
index 20d4cb7d..f9f6d370 100644
--- a/helpers/env-variables.ts
+++ b/helpers/env-variables.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ Given this information, please answer the question: {query_str}
               name: "NEXT_PUBLIC_MODEL",
               description:
                 "The LLM model to use (hardcode to front-end artifact).",
+              value: opts.model || "gpt-3.5-turbo",
             }
           : {},
       ],
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 47e78c26..131d6eba 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ Got error: ${(error as Error).message}.\n`,
         ),
       );
       console.log(
-        `Make sure you have VSCode installed and added to your PATH. 
+        `Make sure you have VSCode installed and added to your PATH (shell alias will not work). 
 Please check ${cyan(
           terminalLink(
             "This documentation",
diff --git a/templates/types/simple/fastapi/README-template.md b/templates/types/simple/fastapi/README-template.md
index 38f3c4a3..b1a35c42 100644
--- a/templates/types/simple/fastapi/README-template.md
+++ b/templates/types/simple/fastapi/README-template.md
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ This is a [LlamaIndex](https://www.llamaindex.ai/) project using [FastAPI](https
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-First, setup the environment:
+First, setup the environment with poetry:
+
+> **_Note:_** This step is not needed if you are using the dev-container.
 
 ```
 poetry install
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ Open [http://localhost:8000/docs](http://localhost:8000/docs) with your browser
 The API allows CORS for all origins to simplify development. You can change this behavior by setting the `ENVIRONMENT` environment variable to `prod`:
 
 ```
-ENVIRONMENT=prod uvicorn main:app
+ENVIRONMENT=prod python main.py
 ```
 
 ## Learn More
diff --git a/templates/types/simple/fastapi/main.py b/templates/types/simple/fastapi/main.py
index 691f543d..41721a8f 100644
--- a/templates/types/simple/fastapi/main.py
+++ b/templates/types/simple/fastapi/main.py
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app_host = os.getenv("APP_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
     app_port = int(os.getenv("APP_PORT", "8000"))
+    reload = True if environment == "dev" else False
 
-    uvicorn.run(app="main:app", host=app_host, port=app_port, reload=True)
+    uvicorn.run(app="main:app", host=app_host, port=app_port, reload=reload)
diff --git a/templates/types/streaming/fastapi/README-template.md b/templates/types/streaming/fastapi/README-template.md
index fdbb73a1..35ef1125 100644
--- a/templates/types/streaming/fastapi/README-template.md
+++ b/templates/types/streaming/fastapi/README-template.md
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ This is a [LlamaIndex](https://www.llamaindex.ai/) project using [FastAPI](https
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-First, setup the environment:
+First, setup the environment with poetry:
+
+> **_Note:_** This step is not needed if you are using the dev-container.
 
 ```
 poetry install
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ Open [http://localhost:8000/docs](http://localhost:8000/docs) with your browser
 The API allows CORS for all origins to simplify development. You can change this behavior by setting the `ENVIRONMENT` environment variable to `prod`:
 
 ```
-ENVIRONMENT=prod uvicorn main:app
+ENVIRONMENT=prod python main.py
 ```
 
 ## Learn More
diff --git a/templates/types/streaming/fastapi/main.py b/templates/types/streaming/fastapi/main.py
index 7e7d4249..edba3d3a 100644
--- a/templates/types/streaming/fastapi/main.py
+++ b/templates/types/streaming/fastapi/main.py
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app_host = os.getenv("APP_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
     app_port = int(os.getenv("APP_PORT", "8000"))
+    reload = True if environment == "dev" else False
 
-    uvicorn.run(app="main:app", host=app_host, port=app_port, reload=True)
+    uvicorn.run(app="main:app", host=app_host, port=app_port, reload=reload)