diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4913a08..72a83d3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ backend/public/uploads/
 *.sqlite3
 
 # API keys and secrets (additional protection)
-config/
 secrets/
 keys/
 
diff --git a/FrontendV2/src/config/api.config.ts b/FrontendV2/src/config/api.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe612e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FrontendV2/src/config/api.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";
diff --git a/admin/src/config/api.config.ts b/admin/src/config/api.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe612e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/src/config/api.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as any).env?.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ||
+  "http://localhost:8002";