diff --git a/reflex/constants/base.py b/reflex/constants/base.py
index 3266043c5..512c52ade 100644
--- a/reflex/constants/base.py
+++ b/reflex/constants/base.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class Reflex(SimpleNamespace):
     # The root directory of the reflex library.
     ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).parents[2]
 
-    RELEASES_URL = "https://api.github.com/repos/reflex-dev/templates/releases"
+    RELEASES_URL = "https://templates-releases.reflex.dev"
+    RELEASES_URL_FALLBACK = "https://api.github.com/repos/reflex-dev/templates/releases"
 
 
 class ReflexHostingCLI(SimpleNamespace):
diff --git a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
index ec79b3297..0aeefc9be 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
@@ -1258,8 +1258,12 @@ def fetch_app_templates(version: str) -> dict[str, Template]:
     """
 
     def get_release_by_tag(tag: str) -> dict | None:
-        response = net.get(constants.Reflex.RELEASES_URL)
-        response.raise_for_status()
+        try:
+            response = net.get(constants.Reflex.RELEASES_URL)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+        except Exception:
+            response = net.get(constants.Reflex.RELEASES_URL_FALLBACK)
+            response.raise_for_status()
         releases = response.json()
         for release in releases:
             if release["tag_name"] == f"v{tag}":