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+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
+
+// https://vitejs.dev/config/
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [react()],
+  server: {
+    port: 5173,
+    proxy: {
+      // Directs API calls from Vite (port 5173) to Express (port 3000)
+      // Using 127.0.0.1 is more stable than 'localhost' in some environments
+      '/api': {
+        target: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        secure: false,
+      },
+      // Directs file download calls to the uploads folder served by Express
+      '/files': {
+        target: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        secure: false,
+      }
+    }
+  }
+});