diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 5e064b1..c02375b 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ const nextConfig = {
     eslint: {
         ignoreDuringBuilds: true,
     },
+    async rewrites() {
+    return [
+      {
+        source: "/api/:path*",
+        destination: "http://backend:8000/:path*", // internal Docker hostname
+      },
+    ]
+  },
 };
 
 module.exports = nextConfig;