diff --git a/backend/src/services/DockerController.ts b/backend/src/services/DockerController.ts
index 6164d646..41c8a283 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/DockerController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/DockerController.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ class DockerController {
   private docker: Docker;
 
   private constructor() {
-    this.docker = new Docker({ socketPath: '/var/run/docker.sock' });
+    // Use default constructor to support both Windows named pipes and Linux sockets
+    this.docker = new Docker();
   }
 
   public static getInstance(): DockerController {
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.ts b/frontend/vite.config.ts
index 4acc3a1c..0ad8d303 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
       "@": path.resolve(__dirname, "./src"),
     },
   },
+  server: {
+    proxy: {
+      '/api': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:3000',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+    },
+  },
 })