[Bug] Hardcoded backend API URL in vite.config.ts breaks dev proxy on default port 8080 and custom environment

Start with config-ui/vite.config.ts lines 40–44 and compare the /api proxy with the configurable /grafana proxy below it. Check the default backend port in .env.example, docker-compose-dev.yml, and AGENTS.md, then run config-ui with yarn dev against the default and an overridden environment. Done means /api requests reach the configured backend without editing the tracked Vite config.

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What happened

n config-ui/vite.config.ts, the /api dev proxy target is hardcoded directly to http://localhost:8081/:

// config-ui/vite.config.ts
proxy: {
'/api': {
target: 'http://localhost:8081/',
changeOrigin: true,
rewrite: (path) => path.replace(/^/api//, ''),
},
// ...
}

This causes two problems:

Port mismatch with the default backend

The DevLake backend defaults to port 8080, as defined in .env.example, docker-compose-dev.yml, and AGENTS.md.

Anyone starting the backend on its default port and launching config-ui gets ECONNREFUSED proxy errors unless they modify vite.config.ts or change their backend port.

Inflexible development/container setup

When developing inside Dev Containers, Docker, or with a remote backend host, the API target cannot be overridden via environment variables without modifying the tracked vite.config.ts file.

In contrast, the /grafana proxy directly below it in the same file already supports dynamic configuration via:

VITE_GRAFANA_URL
VITE_GRAFANA_PORT
VITE_GRAFANA_HOST
VITE_GRAFANA_PROTOCOL

These variables were introduced in PR #8645.

What do you expect to happen

The /api proxy should:

Default to the DevLake backend's default port (8080).
Allow the backend host, protocol, and port to be overridden through environment variables.
Avoid requiring developers to modify the tracked vite.config.ts file for different development or container environments.

How to reproduce

1. Start DevLake backend on the default port (http://localhost:8080).
2. Run config-ui with yarn dev (runs on http://localhost:4000).
3. Open http://localhost:4000/ in the browser.
4. Any API request directed to /api/... fails with ECONNREFUSED because Vite
   forwards requests to http://localhost:8081/.

Anything else

• File: config-ui/vite.config.ts (lines 40–44)
• Consistent with how config-ui/nginx.conf and config-ui/nginx.sh
dynamically use ${DEVLAKE_ENDPOINT} in production.
I found this while developing grafana_irm plugin

Version

main (commit 05dad99c8)

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• Yes I am willing to submit a PR!

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