frontend/vite.config.ts

// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [react()],
  server: {
    proxy: {
      // proxy any /api/* request to localhost:8080
      '/api': {
        target: 'http://localhost:8080',
        changeOrigin: true,
        secure: false,
        // rewrite: (path) => path.replace(/^\/api/, '/api'),  // not needed if same prefix
      },
    },
  },
})