diff --git a/decnet/env.py b/decnet/env.py
index d1cf68f..fa0c0fb 100644
--- a/decnet/env.py
+++ b/decnet/env.py
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ DECNET_DEVELOPER: bool = os.environ.get("DECNET_DEVELOPER", "False").lower() ==
 
 # CORS — comma-separated list of allowed origins for the web dashboard API.
 # Example: DECNET_CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:8080,https://dashboard.example.com
-_cors_raw: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_CORS_ORIGINS", "http://localhost:8080")
+_cors_raw: str = os.environ.get("DECNET_CORS_ORIGINS", "http://localhost:8080,http://localhost:5173")
 DECNET_CORS_ORIGINS: list[str] = [o.strip() for o in _cors_raw.split(",") if o.strip()]
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/utils/api.ts b/decnet_web/src/utils/api.ts
index 315653a..8b78ef1 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/utils/api.ts
+++ b/decnet_web/src/utils/api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
 
 const api = axios.create({
-  baseURL: import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1',
+  baseURL: import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || '/api/v1',
 });
 
 api.interceptors.request.use((config) => {
diff --git a/decnet_web/vite.config.ts b/decnet_web/vite.config.ts
index 8b0f57b..12f020c 100644
--- a/decnet_web/vite.config.ts
+++ b/decnet_web/vite.config.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,12 @@ import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
 // https://vite.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
+  server: {
+    proxy: {
+      '/api': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:8000',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+    },
+  },
 })