diff --git a/frontend/resume-builder/.env.example b/frontend/resume-builder/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c7c16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/resume-builder/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VITE_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8005
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diff --git a/frontend/resume-builder/.gitignore b/frontend/resume-builder/.gitignore
index a547bf3..3b0b403 100644
--- a/frontend/resume-builder/.gitignore
+++ b/frontend/resume-builder/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/resume-builder/src/utils/apiPaths.js b/frontend/resume-builder/src/utils/apiPaths.js
index 8457086..e4c2af0 100644
--- a/frontend/resume-builder/src/utils/apiPaths.js
+++ b/frontend/resume-builder/src/utils/apiPaths.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export const BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8005";
+export const BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_URL || "http://localhost:8005";
 
 // utils/apiPaths.js
 export const API_PATHS = {