fix(frontend): replace hardcoded localhost with environment variable#14
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DevanshuNEU merged 1 commit intoNov 26, 2025
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- Created centralized API config in src/config/api.ts - Reads from VITE_API_URL env var with localhost fallback - Updated Dashboard.tsx to import from config - Added frontend/.env.example for documentation - Resolves production deployment issue where frontend tried to call localhost Fixes #5
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Fixes #5 - Frontend uses hardcoded localhost API URL
Problem
Frontend had hardcoded
http://localhost:8000in Dashboard.tsx, causing production deployments to fail when the frontend tried to call localhost instead of the Railway backend URL.Solution
src/config/api.ts)VITE_API_URLenvironment variablelocalhost:8000for local development.env.examplefor documentationTesting
Files Changed
frontend/src/config/api.ts(new)frontend/src/components/Dashboard.tsx(updated import)frontend/.env.example(new)