diff --git a/packages/create-graphback/src/init/starterTemplates.ts b/packages/create-graphback/src/init/starterTemplates.ts
index 3eb2a31f7d..6edd614b10 100644
--- a/packages/create-graphback/src/init/starterTemplates.ts
+++ b/packages/create-graphback/src/init/starterTemplates.ts
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ export const allTemplates: Template[] = [
     }]
   },
   {
-    name: 'apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-server-ts',
-    description: 'Apollo GraphQL server connecting to MongoDB database with Apache Kafka for subscriptions',
+    name: '[PREVIEW] apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-server-ts',
+    description: 'Apollo GraphQL server connecting to MongoDB database with Apache Kafka for subscriptions. This is a preview template - we are continuing to enhance it - we welcome your feedback.',
     repos: [{
       uri: 'https://github.com/aerogear/graphback',
       branch: 'templates-1.0.0',
diff --git a/templates/ts-apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-backend/README.md b/templates/ts-apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-backend/README.md
index bc9de792cf..b7cc9e998f 100644
--- a/templates/ts-apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-backend/README.md
+++ b/templates/ts-apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-backend/README.md
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
 ## Graphback MongoDB + Apollo Server with Apache Kafka Template
 
-A template that provides you with an easy setup for your application's backend using MongoDB and Apollo server with TypeScript, and Apache Kafka for GraphQL subscriptions.
+> NOTE: This is a preview template - we are continuing to enhance it - we welcome your feedback.
+
+A template that provides you with an easy setup for your application's backend using MongoDB and Apollo server with TypeScript, and Apache Kafka for GraphQL Subscriptions.
 
 ### Quickstart Guide
 
 The project has been created using Graphback. Run the project using the following steps:
 
-- Start the database
-
-```shell
-HOST_IP=your-host-ip-address && docker-compose up -d
-```
-
-> HOST_IP is the ipv4 address of your machine.
-
-You can use the helper script to set `HOST_IP`:
+- Start the database, Apache Kafka and Zookeeper
 
 ```shell
-./set-host-ip.sh && docker-compose up -d
+docker-compose up -d
 ```
 
 - Inspect your schema in the `model/datamodel.graphql` file.
diff --git a/templates/ts-apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-backend/docker-compose.yml b/templates/ts-apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-backend/docker-compose.yml
index 7a2bb05d77..758c89816f 100644
--- a/templates/ts-apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/templates/ts-apollo-mongo-apache-kafka-backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ services:
       - zookeeper
     environment:
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
-      KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME: ${HOST_IP}
+      KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME: 127.0.0.1
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock