diff --git a/.devcontainer/demo/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/demo/devcontainer.json
index fc140056..16968fbc 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/demo/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/demo/devcontainer.json
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   "service": "web",
   "workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
   "overrideCommand": false,
+  "hostRequirements": {
+    "cpus": 4
+  },
   "forwardPorts": [8000],
   "portsAttributes": {
     "8000": {
@@ -16,11 +19,56 @@
       "openFiles": []
     },
     "vscode": {
+      "extensions": [],
       "settings": {
         "chat.disableAIFeatures": true,
-        "workbench.startupEditor": "none",
+        "telemetry.telemetryLevel": "off",
         "workbench.tips.enabled": false,
-        "git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never"
+        "workbench.startupEditor": "none",
+        "workbench.editor.enablePreview": false,
+        "security.workspace.trust.enabled": false,
+        "extensions.autoCheckUpdates": false,
+        "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
+        "git.enabled": false,
+        "git.autorefresh": false,
+        "git.decorations.enabled": false,
+        "scm.diffDecorations": "none",
+        "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
+        "editor.quickSuggestions": {
+          "other": "off",
+          "comments": "off",
+          "strings": "off"
+        },
+        "editor.suggestOnTriggerCharacters": false,
+        "editor.wordBasedSuggestions": "off",
+        "editor.parameterHints.enabled": false,
+        "editor.codeLens": false,
+        "editor.lightbulb.enabled": "off",
+        "editor.inlayHints.enabled": "off",
+        "editor.occurrencesHighlight": "off",
+        "editor.selectionHighlight": false,
+        "editor.renderLineHighlight": "none",
+        "editor.renderWhitespace": "none",
+        "editor.formatOnSave": false,
+        "editor.accessibilitySupport": "off",
+        "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
+        "terminal.integrated.enablePersistentSessions": false,
+        "terminal.integrated.gpuAcceleration": "off",
+        "files.watcherExclude": {
+          "**/.git/**": true,
+          "**/data/**": true,
+          "**/static/**": true,
+          "**/media/**": true,
+          "**/thirdparty/**": true,
+          "**/*.dist": true
+        },
+        "search.exclude": {
+          "**/.git": true,
+          "**/data": true,
+          "**/static": true,
+          "**/media": true,
+          "**/thirdparty": true
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c50c82f0..b5716632 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using GitHub Codespaces. The badge below launches a ready-to-use demo instance:
 the application starts automatically, with a demo account already created for you.
 
 .. image:: https://github.com/codespaces/badge.svg
-   :target: https://github.com/codespaces/new/aboutcode-org/dejacode?ref=main&devcontainer_path=.devcontainer%2Fdemo%2Fdevcontainer.json&quickstart=true
+   :target: https://github.com/codespaces/new/aboutcode-org/dejacode?ref=main&devcontainer_path=.devcontainer%2Fdemo%2Fdevcontainer.json&machine=standardLinux32gb&quickstart=true
    :alt: Open in GitHub Codespaces
 
 #. **Click** the badge above and **confirm** the creation of the Codespace.
diff --git a/compose.demo.yml b/compose.demo.yml
index c4aa6f8a..ed7b71a2 100644
--- a/compose.demo.yml
+++ b/compose.demo.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ services:
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
+      start_period: 30s
+      start_interval: 1s
 
   web:
     image: ghcr.io/aboutcode-org/dejacode:latest