diff --git a/backend/.env b/backend/.env
index d958e46..721716d 100644
--- a/backend/.env
+++ b/backend/.env
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/mern_resume_builder
 JWT_SECRET=9cd1f9e482ac014933a12ca44f3b1decfb2ee134ecd66203b4ad46a991cf216e69fd0058fb43741705724c32b31965d9416fc871ceafc48a624ab41dbd780905
-PORT=8000
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+PORT=8005
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diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index a547bf3..f7cc1a0 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+
+uploads
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diff --git a/frontend/resume-builder/src/utils/apiPaths.js b/frontend/resume-builder/src/utils/apiPaths.js
index 7a8dbbd..8457086 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:8000";
+export const BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8005";
 
 // utils/apiPaths.js
 export const API_PATHS = {