diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9258cd..3517dda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Running `npm run dev` in the root folder will start the following things
 - rust backend with hot reload
 - client with hot reload
 
-You can see the app under [localhost:5000](http://localhost:5000).
+You can see the app under [localhost:1234](http://localhost:1234).
 
 ###### Attributions
 
diff --git a/client/src/lib/api.ts b/client/src/lib/api.ts
index 943f078..d8647fe 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { dev } from '$app/env'
-
 export type Note = {
 	contents: string
 	views?: number
@@ -13,9 +11,9 @@ type CallOptions = {
 	method: string
 	body?: any
 }
-const base = dev ? 'http://localhost:5000/api/' : '/api/'
+
 async function call(options: CallOptions) {
-	return fetch(base + options.url, {
+	return fetch('/api/' + options.url, {
 		method: options.method,
 		body: options.body === undefined ? undefined : JSON.stringify(options.body),
 		mode: 'cors',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fff1969..eefd47c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
     "dev:docker": "docker-compose up memcached",
     "dev:backend": "cargo watch -x 'run --bin cryptgeon'",
     "dev:front": "pnpm --prefix client run dev",
+    "dev:proxy": "node proxy.mjs",
     "dev": "run-p dev:*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 18b7e52..c8db2a9 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 lockfileVersion: 5.3
 
 specifiers:
+  http-proxy: ^1.18.1
   npm-run-all: ^4.1.5
 
 devDependencies:
+  http-proxy: 1.18.1
   npm-run-all: 4.1.5
 
 packages:
@@ -116,6 +118,20 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.8.0'}
     dev: true
 
+  /eventemitter3/4.0.7:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-8guHBZCwKnFhYdHr2ysuRWErTwhoN2X8XELRlrRwpmfeY2jjuUN4taQMsULKUVo1K4DvZl+0pgfyoysHxvmvEw==}
+    dev: true
+
+  /follow-redirects/1.14.6:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-fhUl5EwSJbbl8AR+uYL2KQDxLkdSjZGR36xy46AO7cOMTrCMON6Sa28FmAnC2tRTDbd/Uuzz3aJBv7EBN7JH8A==}
+    engines: {node: '>=4.0'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      debug: '*'
+    peerDependenciesMeta:
+      debug:
+        optional: true
+    dev: true
+
   /function-bind/1.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yIovAzMX49sF8Yl58fSCWJ5svSLuaibPxXQJFLmBObTuCr0Mf1KiPopGM9NiFjiYBCbfaa2Fh6breQ6ANVTI0A==}
     dev: true
@@ -157,6 +173,17 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-mxIDAb9Lsm6DoOJ7xH+5+X4y1LU/4Hi50L9C5sIswK3JzULS4bwk1FvjdBgvYR4bzT4tuUQiC15FE2f5HbLvYw==}
     dev: true
 
+  /http-proxy/1.18.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-7mz/721AbnJwIVbnaSv1Cz3Am0ZLT/UBwkC92VlxhXv/k/BBQfM2fXElQNC27BVGr0uwUpplYPQM9LnaBMR5NQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8.0.0'}
+    dependencies:
+      eventemitter3: 4.0.7
+      follow-redirects: 1.14.6
+      requires-port: 1.0.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - debug
+    dev: true
+
   /is-arrayish/0.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-d8mYQFJ6qOyxqLppe4BkWnqSap0=}
     dev: true
@@ -339,6 +366,10 @@ packages:
       path-type: 3.0.0
     dev: true
 
+  /requires-port/1.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha1-kl0mAdOaxIXgkc8NpcbmlNw9yv8=}
+    dev: true
+
   /resolve/1.20.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wENBPt4ySzg4ybFQW2TT1zMQucPK95HSh/nq2CFTZVOGut2+pQvSsgtda4d26YrYcr067wjbmzOG8byDPBX63A==}
     dependencies:
diff --git a/proxy.mjs b/proxy.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d119655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import httpProxy from 'http-proxy'
+import http from 'http'
+
+const proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer({})
+
+var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
+  const target = req.url.startsWith('/api/') ? 'http://localhost:5000' : 'http://localhost:3000'
+  proxy.web(req, res, { target })
+})
+
+server.listen(1234)