diff --git a/api/server/index.js b/api/server/index.js
index 9f68518c2a..3a48fd156f 100644
--- a/api/server/index.js
+++ b/api/server/index.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const projectPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'client');
   app.use(errorController);
   app.use(cors());
   app.use(express.json());
-  app.use(express.static(path.join(projectPath, 'public')));
+  app.use(express.static(path.join(projectPath, 'dist')));
   app.set('trust proxy', 1); // trust first proxy
   app.use(
     session({
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const projectPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'client');
   });
 
   app.get('/*', routes.authenticatedOrRedirect, function (req, res) {
-    res.sendFile(path.join(projectPath, 'public', 'index.html'));
+    res.sendFile(path.join(projectPath, 'dist', 'index.html'));
   });
 
   app.listen(port, host, () => {
diff --git a/client/vite.config.ts b/client/vite.config.ts
index 9d7120967e..180789f29e 100644
--- a/client/vite.config.ts
+++ b/client/vite.config.ts
@@ -16,25 +16,14 @@ export default defineConfig({
     }
   },
   plugins: [react()],
+  publicDir: "./public",
   build: {
     sourcemap: true,
-    outDir: "./public",
+    outDir: "./dist",
   },
   resolve: {
     alias: {
       "~": path.join(__dirname, "src/"),
     },
   },
-  define: {
-    // global: {},
-    // process: {
-    //   env: {
-    //     VITE_APP_API: process?.env.VITE_APP_API || 'production',
-    //   },
-    // },
-  },
 });
-
-// module.exports = {
-//   plugins: [require("tailwindcss")],
-// };
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