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-# `____project_name`
-
-<!--- This is a LangChain project bootstrapped by [LangChain CLI](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain). --->
-
-## Customise
-
-To customise this project, edit the following files:
-
-- `____project_name_identifier/chain.py` contains an example chain, which you can edit to suit your needs.
-- `____project_name_identifier/server.py` contains a FastAPI app that serves that chain using `langserve`. You can edit this to add more endpoints or customise your server.
-- `tests/test_chain.py` contains tests for the chain. You can edit this to add more tests.
-- `pyproject.toml` contains the project metadata, including the project name, version, and dependencies. You can edit this to add more dependencies or customise your project metadata.
-
-## Install dependencies
-
-```bash
-poetry install
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-To run the project locally, run
-
-```
-make start
-```
-
-This will launch a webserver on port 8000.
-
-## Deploy
-
-To deploy the project, first build the docker image:
-
-```
-docker build . -t ____project_name_identifier:latest
-```
-
-Then run the image:
-
-```
-docker run -p 8000:8000 ____project_name_identifier:latest
-```
-
-## Contributing
-
-For information on how to set up your dev environment and contribute, see [here](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/cli/create_repo/templates/repo/README.md b/libs/langchain/langchain/cli/create_repo/templates/repo/README.md
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-# `____project_name`
+# ____project_name
 
 <!--- This is a LangChain project bootstrapped by [LangChain CLI](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain). --->
 
-## Run locally
+## Customise
 
-To install run:
+To customise this project, edit the following files:
+
+- `____project_name_identifier/chain.py` contains an example chain, which you can edit to suit your needs.
+- `____project_name_identifier/server.py` contains a FastAPI app that serves that chain using `langserve`. You can edit this to add more endpoints or customise your server.
+- `tests/test_chain.py` contains tests for the chain. You can edit this to add more tests.
+- `pyproject.toml` contains the project metadata, including the project name, version, and dependencies. You can edit this to add more dependencies or customise your project metadata.
+
+## Install dependencies
+
+If using poetry:
 
 ```bash
-poetry
+poetry install
+```
+
+If using vanilla pip:
+
+```bash
+pip install .
 ```
 
 ## Usage
 
-<!--- Add detailed documentation on how to use this package. --->
+To run the project locally, run
+
+```
+make start
+```
+
+This will launch a webserver on port 8001.
+
+## Deploy
+
+To deploy the project, first build the docker image:
+
+```
+docker build . -t ____project_name_identifier:latest
+```
+
+Then run the image:
+
+```
+docker run -p 8001:8001 -e PORT=8001 ____project_name_identifier:latest
+```
+
+Don't forget to add any needed environment variables!
+
 
 ## Contributing