diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 410bef95..ac35cb59 100755
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 const one_day = 1440;
-import { loadEnv } from 'vite';
-
-const env = loadEnv(process.cwd());
-const api_url = env.VITE_API_URL;
+const api_url = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL;
 
 const config = {
   title: "Project Mariupol",
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 657e9854..81cfe29d 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -1,36 +1,66 @@
-import { defineConfig, loadEnv } from 'vite';
-import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
-import compressionPlugin from 'vite-plugin-compression';
+import { defineConfig, loadEnv } from "vite";
+import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 
-export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
-  const env = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd());
-  const api_url = env.VITE_API_URL;
+//https://vitejs.dev/config/#using-environment-variables-in-config
+const env = loadEnv('','');
+const api_url = JSON.stringify(env.VITE_API_URL);
 
-  return {
-    plugins: [
-      react(),
-      compressionPlugin({
-        disable: true,  // Disable or configure appropriately
-      })
-    ],
-    build: {
-      outDir: 'build',
-      sourcemap: true,
-    },
-    server: {
-      proxy: {
-        '/api/': {
-          target: api_url,
-          changeOrigin: true,
-          rewrite: path => path.replace(/^\/api/, ''),
-        },
-      }
-    },
-    test: {
-      globals: true,
-      environment: 'jsdom',
-      setupFiles: './test/setup.js',
-      passWithNoTests: true
-    },
-  };
+
+// https://vitejs.dev/config/
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [react()],
+  build: {
+    outDir: "build"
+  },
+  server: {
+    proxy: {
+      "/api": {
+        target: api_url,
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+    }
+  },
+  test: {
+    globals: true,
+    environment: "jsdom",
+    setupFiles: "./test/setup.js",
+    passWithNoTests: true
+  },
 });
+
+// import { defineConfig, loadEnv } from 'vite';
+// import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
+// import compressionPlugin from 'vite-plugin-compression';
+//
+// export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
+//   const env = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd());
+//   const api_url = env.VITE_API_URL;
+//
+//   return {
+//     plugins: [
+//       react(),
+//       compressionPlugin({
+//         disable: true,  // Disable or configure appropriately
+//       })
+//     ],
+//     build: {
+//       outDir: 'build',
+//       sourcemap: true,
+//     },
+//     server: {
+//       proxy: {
+//         '/api/': {
+//           target: api_url,
+//           changeOrigin: true,
+//           rewrite: path => path.replace(/^\/api/, ''),
+//         },
+//       }
+//     },
+//     test: {
+//       globals: true,
+//       environment: 'jsdom',
+//       setupFiles: './test/setup.js',
+//       passWithNoTests: true
+//     },
+//   };
+// });