diff --git a/BlazorSwa.Template.csproj b/BlazorSwa.Template.csproj
index 7638dd9..4b12821 100644
--- a/BlazorSwa.Template.csproj
+++ b/BlazorSwa.Template.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <PackageType>Template</PackageType>
     <PackageVersion>0.3.0</PackageVersion>
     <PackageId>BlazorSwa.Template</PackageId>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99ed520..28c1218 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # BlazorSwa.Template
-A project template for creating a Blazor WebAssembly app and an Azure Function api which will be hosted on Azure Static Web Apps.
+A project template for creating a Blazor WebAssembly app and, optionally, an Azure Function api which will be hosted on Azure Static Web Apps.
 
 ## Requirements
-.NET 6 SDK with Azure workload and Azure Functions v4 runtime must be installed.
+.NET 8 SDK with Azure workload and Azure Functions v4 runtime must be installed.
 
 ## Installation
 You can install the package from [NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/BlazorSwa.Template/) using this command from the .NET CLI:
@@ -21,16 +21,12 @@ If you prefer Visual Studio to create the project, search *Blazor static web app
 
 ### Options
 The following option is available:
-- **--api Isolated/InProcess**: specifies the Azure function project type (isolated runtime or in process). The default value is **Isolated**.
+- **--include-api**: specifies whether add the azure function project (isolated runtime). The default value is **false**.
 
 ### Examples
 To create a Blazor WebAssembly project with an Azure Function project with isolated runtime, execute the following command from the .NET CLI:
 ```
-dotnet new blazorswa --api Isolated -n <YourProjectName>
-```
-To create a Blazor WebAssembly project with an Azure Function project in process, execute the following command from the .NET CLI:
-```
-dotnet new blazorswa --api InProcess -n <YourProjectName>
+dotnet new blazorswa --include-api -n <YourProjectName>
 ```
 
 ### Some tips
diff --git a/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
index 432092e..2514813 100644
--- a/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
+++ b/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/dotnetcli.host",
+    "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/dotnetcli.host",
     "symbolInfo": {
-        "IncludeAzureFunction": {
-            "longName": "include-func",
+        "IncludeApi": {
+            "longName": "include-api",
             "shortName": ""
         }
     }
diff --git a/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/.template.config/template.json b/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/.template.config/template.json
index 3aa58df..baf8446 100644
--- a/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/.template.config/template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+    "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/template",
     "author": "Alberto Mori",
     "classifications": [ "Web", "Blazor", "WebAssembly", "Azure", "Azure Functions", "Static Web Apps" ],
     "identity": "BlazorSwa.Template",
@@ -33,13 +33,16 @@
             ]
           },
           {
-            "condition": "(IncludeAzureFunction)",
+            "condition": "(IncludeApi)",
             "rename": {
               "Api.Isolated": "Api"
-            }
+            },
+            "exclude": [
+              "BlazorSwaTemplate.Client/wwwroot/sample-data/**"
+            ]
           },
           {
-            "condition": "(!IncludeAzureFunction)",
+            "condition": "(!IncludeApi)",
             "exclude": [
               "BlazorSwaTemplate.Api.Isolated/**"
             ]
@@ -53,10 +56,10 @@
       }
     ],
     "symbols": {
-      "IncludeAzureFunction": {
+      "IncludeApi": {
         "type": "parameter",
         "datatype": "bool",
-        "defaultValue": "true",
+        "defaultValue": "false",
         "displayName": "Include Azure Function backend project",
         "description": "Whether to include the Azure Function backend project"
       },
diff --git a/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/BlazorSwaTemplate.Client/Pages/Weather.razor b/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/BlazorSwaTemplate.Client/Pages/Weather.razor
index 253cf80..30efc3e 100644
--- a/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/BlazorSwaTemplate.Client/Pages/Weather.razor
+++ b/content/BlazorSwaTemplate/BlazorSwaTemplate.Client/Pages/Weather.razor
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ else
 
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
     {
+        @*#if (!IncludeApi)
         forecasts = await Http.GetFromJsonAsync<WeatherForecast[]>("sample-data/weather.json");
+        ##else
+        forecasts = await Http.GetFromJsonAsync<WeatherForecast[]>("api/WeatherForecast");
+        ##endif*@
     }
 }