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client/vite.config.ts

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+import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
+import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
+import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'  
+
+
+// https://vite.dev/config/
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [react(), tailwindcss()],
+  server: {
+    proxy: {
+      '/api': 'http://localhost:5000' //forward api calls to Express
+    },
+  },
+});