diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-api.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-api.yaml
index bff3cdb..b86417e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-api.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-api.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ run-name: "${{ gitea.event.head_commit.message }}: Deploy API"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    #branches:
+    #  - main
     paths:
       - "api/**"
       - ".gitea/workflows/deploy-api.yaml"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7869988..6e48099 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 # empty for now
 
 # .env # urrp I eated it :33
+
+# this one is for real though
+client/.env
diff --git a/client/src/api/UsersApi.ts b/client/src/api/UsersApi.ts
index 3c8d01b..b5d27d9 100644
--- a/client/src/api/UsersApi.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/UsersApi.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import type { User } from "../models/User.ts";
 
 const API_URL: string = "/users";
 
+const baseUrl: string = import.meta.env.DEV ? import.meta.env.VITE_DEV_API_URL : import.meta.env.VITE_PROD_API_URL; // TODO: overarching api service
 const api = axios.create({
-  baseURL: "http://10.145.164.106:5227/api"
+  baseURL: baseUrl
 });
 
 export const getUsers = () => api.get<User[]>(`${API_URL}`);
diff --git a/scripts/execute_all.sh b/scripts/execute_all.sh
index b0ac7d1..3d17957 100755
--- a/scripts/execute_all.sh
+++ b/scripts/execute_all.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
 # idk yet
 
-dotnet ./api/test.cs
+#dotnet ./api/test.cs
+
+set ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
+dotnet run
+
+npm run dev