fuxking work pls

.env.example

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ DATABASE_URL=postgres://surprise:surprise_dev_password@localhost:5432/surprise?s
 # SQLITE_PATH=./data/surprise.db
 
 PORT=8080
-API_URL=http://localhost:8080
 CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173,http://127.0.0.1:5173
+
 SESSION_SECRET=local-development-session-secret-change-me
 COOKIE_SECURE=false
 
+# ── MinIO / Storage ──
 STORAGE_ENDPOINT=localhost:9000
 STORAGE_PUBLIC_ENDPOINT=
 STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin
@@ -19,5 +20,12 @@ STORAGE_BUCKET=gallery-media
 STORAGE_USE_SSL=false
 MINIO_API_PORT=9000
 MINIO_CONSOLE_PORT=9001
+NGINX_PORT=8099
 
-VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080
+# ── Frontend (when running dev, not behind the nginx proxy) ──
+# VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080
+
+# ── Production ──
+# NPM points to the nginx container (sndit-nginx:8099) which proxies:
+#   /api/* → sndit-api:8080
+#   /*     → sndit-frontend:80