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 - **I'm running into an error when setting up the backend. How can I fix it?** [Try this](https://github.com/abi/screenshot-to-code/issues/3#issuecomment-1814777959). If that still doesn't work, open an issue.
 - **How do I get an OpenAI API key?** See https://github.com/abi/screenshot-to-code/blob/main/Troubleshooting.md
-- **How can I configure an OpenAI proxy?** - you can configure the OpenAI base URL if you need to use a proxy: Set OPENAI_BASE_URL in the `backend/.env` or directly in the UI in the settings dialog
+- **How can I configure an OpenAI proxy?** - If you're not able to access the OpenAI API directly (due to e.g. country restrictions), you can try a VPN or you can configure the OpenAI base URL to use a proxy: Set OPENAI_BASE_URL in the `backend/.env` or directly in the UI in the settings dialog. Make sure the URL has "v1" in the path so it should look like this:  `https://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/v1`
 - **How can I update the backend host that my front-end connects to?** - Configure VITE_HTTP_BACKEND_URL and VITE_WS_BACKEND_URL in front/.env.local For example, set VITE_HTTP_BACKEND_URL=http://124.10.20.1:7001
 - **Seeing UTF-8 errors when running the backend?** - On windows, open the .env file with notepad++, then go to Encoding and select UTF-8. 
 - **How can I provide feedback?** For feedback, feature requests and bug reports, open an issue or ping me on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/_abi_).
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 5. Go to Settings > Limits and check at the bottom of the page, your current tier has to be "Tier 1" to have GPT4 access
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-6. Go to Screenshot to code and paste it in the Settings dialog under OpenAI key (gear icon). Your key is only stored in your browser. Never stored on our servers.
+6. Navigate to OpenAI [api keys](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys) page and create and copy a new secret key.
+7. Go to Screenshot to code and paste it in the Settings dialog under OpenAI key (gear icon). Your key is only stored in your browser. Never stored on our servers.
 
 ## Still not working?