Update vite.config.js

vite.config.js

@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
-import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
-import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
-
-// https://vitejs.dev/config/
-export default defineConfig({
-  plugins: [react()],
-  build: {
-    outDir: 'dist',
-  }
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
+import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
+
+// https://vitejs.dev/config/
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [react()],
+  build: {
+    outDir: 'dist',
+  },
+  server: {
+    proxy: {
+      // Proxy API requests to the Python Backend during development
+      '/api': {
+        target: 'http://127.0.0.1:7860',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        secure: false,
+      }
+    }
+  }
 })