diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+dist
+.env
+.env.local
+.git
+.gitignore
+tests
+coverage
+*.md
+.eslintrc*
+vitest.config.js
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+++ b/.env.example
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+# Frontend Service Environment Variables
+VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+node_modules
+dist
+dist-ssr
+*.local
+
+# Editor directories and files
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+.idea
+.DS_Store
+*.suo
+*.ntvs*
+*.njsproj
+*.sln
+*.sw?
diff --git a/vitest.config.js b/vitest.config.js
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+++ b/vitest.config.js
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+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
+import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+    plugins: [react()],
+    test: {
+        environment: 'jsdom',
+        globals: true,
+        setupFiles: './tests/setup.js',
+    },
+});