diff --git a/docs/pages/getting_started.md b/docs/pages/getting_started.md
index d5fec85..66a0b41 100644
--- a/docs/pages/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/pages/getting_started.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ In this example, we will store the Redis URL and an API key for the weather serv
 
 === "@ Annotations"
 
-    ```python title="main.py" hl_lines="9 10 13 17"
+    ```python title="main.py" hl_lines="9-18"
     import os
     from wireup import container, initialize_container
     from myapp import services
@@ -35,23 +35,25 @@ In this example, we will store the Redis URL and an API key for the weather serv
     def create_app():
         app = ...
         
-        # Expose configuration by populating container.params.
-        container.params.put("redis_url", os.environ["APP_REDIS_URL"])
-        container.params.put("weather_api_key", os.environ["APP_WEATHER_API_KEY"])
-
-        # Bulk update is also possible.
-        container.params.update(Settings().model_dump())
-        
-        # Start the container: This registers + initializes services.
-        # `service_modules` contains top-level modules containing registrations.
-        initialize_container(container, service_modules=[services])
+        # ⬇️ Start the container: This registers and initializes services.
+        initialize_container(
+            container,
+            # Parameters serve as application/service configuration.
+            parameters={
+                "redis_url": os.environ["APP_REDIS_URL"],
+                "weather_api_key": os.environ["APP_WEATHER_API_KEY"]
+            },
+            # Top-level modules containing service registrations.
+            # This is where your services live.
+            service_modules=[services]
+        )
 
         return app
     ```
 
 === "🏭 Programmatic"
     ```python title="main.py" hl_lines="15 19"
-    from pydantic import Field, PostgresDsn
+    from pydantic import Field
     from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
     from wireup import container, initialize_container
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 5d04f19..a3e080f 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -32,20 +32,22 @@ Example showcasing a Redis wrapper and a weather service that calls an external
 
 ```python
 from wireup import container, initialize_container
+
 def create_app():
     app = ...
-    
-    # ⬇️ Expose configuration by populating container.params.
-    container.params.put("redis_url", os.environ["APP_REDIS_URL"])
-    container.params.put("weather_api_key", os.environ["APP_WEATHER_API_KEY"])
-
-    # Bulk update is possible via the "update" method.
-    container.params.update(Settings().model_dump())
-    
-    # Start the container: This registers and initializes services.
-    # `service_modules` contains top-level modules containing registrations.
-    # ⬇️
-    initialize_container(container, service_modules=[services])
+
+    # ⬇️ Start the container: This registers and initializes services.
+    initialize_container(
+        container,
+        # Parameters serve as application/service configuration.
+        parameters={
+            "redis_url": os.environ["APP_REDIS_URL"],
+            "weather_api_key": os.environ["APP_WEATHER_API_KEY"]
+        },
+        # Top-level modules containing service registrations.
+        # This is where your services live.
+        service_modules=[services]
+    )
 
     return app
 ```
diff --git a/wireup/import_util.py b/wireup/import_util.py
index 24f30bb..26e12af 100644
--- a/wireup/import_util.py
+++ b/wireup/import_util.py
@@ -18,12 +18,25 @@
     from wireup import DependencyContainer
 
 
-def initialize_container(dependency_container: DependencyContainer, *, service_modules: list[ModuleType]) -> None:
+def initialize_container(
+    dependency_container: DependencyContainer,
+    *,
+    service_modules: list[ModuleType],
+    parameters: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+) -> None:
     """Trigger service registrations in `service_modules` and initialize registered singleton services.
 
     !!! note
         For long-lived processes this should be executed once at startup.
+
+    :param dependency_container: The container to initialize.
+    :param service_modules: Top-level modules containing service registrations.
+    :param parameters: Parameters to be added to the container.
+
     """
+    if parameters:
+        dependency_container.params.update(parameters)
+
     _register_services(dependency_container, service_modules)
     dependency_container.warmup()
 
diff --git a/wireup/integration/django/apps.py b/wireup/integration/django/apps.py
index cfa08b7..e0188ef 100644
--- a/wireup/integration/django/apps.py
+++ b/wireup/integration/django/apps.py
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ class WireupConfig(AppConfig):
     def ready(self) -> None:  # noqa: D102
         integration_settings: WireupSettings = settings.WIREUP
 
-        for entry in dir(settings):
-            if not entry.startswith("__") and hasattr(settings, entry):
-                container.params.put(entry, getattr(settings, entry))
-
         initialize_container(
             container,
+            parameters={
+                entry: getattr(settings, entry)
+                for entry in dir(settings)
+                if not entry.startswith("__") and hasattr(settings, entry)
+            },
             service_modules=[
                 importlib.import_module(m) if isinstance(m, str) else m for m in integration_settings.service_modules
             ],