diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d31cb27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VITE_BASE_PATH=/quiver-frontend/
+VITE_BASE_API_URL=https://quiver-dev.sub.uni-goettingen.de/api
diff --git a/src/helpers/api.ts b/src/helpers/api.ts
index 9821708..df28548 100644
--- a/src/helpers/api.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { EvalDefinitions, EvaluationRun, GroundTruth, Project, Release, Workflow } from "@/types"
 
 const baseUrlOld = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OCR-D/quiver-back-end/main/data'
-const baseUrl = 'https://quiver-dev.sub.uni-goettingen.de/api'
+const baseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_API_URL
 async function getProjects(): Promise<Project[]> {
     return await request(baseUrlOld + '/repos.json')
 }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async function getLatestRuns(gtId?: string, workflowId?: string): Promise<Evalua
     path += '/latest'
     /*
     TODO: Remove flattening when bug in the backend is fixed.
-    Bug:  The data gets returned as an array of arrays that each contain a single object. 
+    Bug:  The data gets returned as an array of arrays that each contain a single object.
           It should have the same structure as the data at the /runs endpoint. (array of objects)
     Workaround:
           Flatten the returned list to match the data structure of the /runs endpoint.
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index a2c781d..27edef2 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
 import path from 'path'
 import { fileURLToPath, URL } from 'node:url'
 
-import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
+import { defineConfig, loadEnv } from 'vite'
 import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
 import VueI18nPlugin from '@intlify/unplugin-vue-i18n/vite'
 
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
-export default defineConfig({
-  base: '/quiver-frontend/',
-  build: {
-    outDir: 'dist',
-  },
-  publicDir: 'assets',
-  plugins: [
-    vue(),
-    VueI18nPlugin({
-      // if you want to use Vue I18n Legacy API, you need to set `compositionOnly: false`
-      // compositionOnly: false,
+export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
+  const env = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd(), '')
+  return {
+    base: env.VITE_BASE_PATH,
+    build: {
+      outDir: 'dist',
+    },
+    publicDir: 'assets',
+    plugins: [
+      vue(),
+      VueI18nPlugin({
+        // if you want to use Vue I18n Legacy API, you need to set `compositionOnly: false`
+        // compositionOnly: false,
 
-      // you need to set i18n resource including paths !
-      include: path.resolve(__dirname, './src/locales/**')
-    }),
-  ],
-  resolve: {
-    alias: {
-      '@': fileURLToPath(new URL('./src', import.meta.url))
+        // you need to set i18n resource including paths !
+        include: path.resolve(__dirname, './src/locales/**')
+      }),
+    ],
+    resolve: {
+      alias: {
+        '@': fileURLToPath(new URL('./src', import.meta.url))
+      }
     }
   }
 })