From a241024ced1e2f91c31cf4619495c728acf16f48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Harkamal Randhawa <harkamalsr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:48:00 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] use middleware for runtime backend proxy

---
 web/middleware.js   | 11 +++++++++++
 web/next.config.mjs |  8 --------
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 web/middleware.js

diff --git a/web/middleware.js b/web/middleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8681f728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/middleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+
+export function middleware(request) {
+  const backendUrl = process.env.BACKEND_URL || 'http://localhost:8080'
+  const { pathname, search } = request.nextUrl
+  return NextResponse.rewrite(new URL(pathname + search, backendUrl))
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: '/api/:path*',
+}
diff --git a/web/next.config.mjs b/web/next.config.mjs
index 77d89061..2a1407d5 100644
--- a/web/next.config.mjs
+++ b/web/next.config.mjs
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
 const nextConfig = {
   output: 'standalone',
   reactCompiler: true,
-  async rewrites() {
-    return [
-      {
-        source: "/api/:path*",
-        destination: `${process.env.BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:8080"}/api/:path*`,
-      },
-    ];
-  },
 };
 
 export default nextConfig;