diff --git a/.env.local.example b/.env.local.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c405f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+BACKEND_URL=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/api/[...path]/index.tsx b/src/routes/api/[...path]/index.tsx
index 5370287..285055d 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/[...path]/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/api/[...path]/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import type { RequestEvent, RequestHandler } from '@builder.io/qwik-city';
 
-const proxy = async ({ send, url, pathname, request }: RequestEvent) => {
-  const targetUrl = new URL(`http://localhost:8081${pathname}${url.search}`, url);
+const proxy = async ({ send, url, pathname, request, env }: RequestEvent) => {
+  const backend = env.get("BACKEND_URI")
+  if (!backend) {
+    send(new Response("backend uri is not configured in .env.local", { status: 500 }));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const targetUrl = new URL(`${backend}${pathname}${url.search}`, url);
   const headers = new Headers(request.headers);
 
   const fetchOptions: RequestInit = {