Add explicit root route and fix SPA fallback

- Added explicit / route to serve index.html directly
- Fixed SPA fallback to not intercept API routes
- Should resolve connection issues with the frontend

server/vite.ts

@@ -145,8 +145,23 @@ export function serveStatic(app: Express) {
   console.log("🚀 Serving static files from:", distPath);
   app.use(express.static(distPath));
 
-  // SPA fallback - serve index.html for all routes
-  app.get("*", (_req, res) => {
+  // Explicit root route
+  app.get("/", (_req, res) => {
+    const indexPath = path.resolve(distPath, "index.html");
+    console.log("🏠 Root route: serving index.html from:", indexPath);
+    if (fs.existsSync(indexPath)) {
+      res.sendFile(indexPath);
+    } else {
+      res.status(500).send("Frontend build not found");
+    }
+  });
+
+  // SPA fallback - serve index.html for non-API routes
+  app.get("*", (req, res) => {
+    // Don't intercept API routes
+    if (req.path.startsWith('/api/')) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'API endpoint not found' });
+    }
     const indexPath = path.resolve(distPath, "index.html");
     console.log("🔁 Fallback serving: index.html from:", indexPath);