TurboTrades/RESTORE_ENV.md

🔄 RESTORE ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION

Quick Fix - Restore .env to Original

The .env file change may have broken existing routes. Here's how to restore:

Step 1: Restore frontend/.env

Open frontend/.env and make sure it has:

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000

This should be UNCOMMENTED and active.

Step 2: Restart Vite Dev Server

# Stop the server (Ctrl+C)
cd frontend
npm run dev

Step 3: Hard Refresh Browser

Press Ctrl + Shift + R (or Cmd + Shift + R on Mac)

Step 4: Check if Routes Work

Navigate to your app and verify:

• ✅ Login works
• ✅ Market loads
• ✅ Profile accessible
• ✅ Other pages work

Why Did This Happen?

The original setup was using direct backend URLs (http://localhost:3000), not the Vite proxy.

This means:

• Your entire app was configured to talk directly to the backend
• The proxy in vite.config.js was likely not being used
• Changing the .env broke that configuration

The Real Issue

The admin routes are returning 404 because they don't exist on the backend yet.

Looking at the backend code:

• Routes are registered at: /api/admin/*
• But the files routes/admin-management.js and routes/config.js were created but the backend server was never restarted

Actual Solution

1. Restore .env (as above)

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000

2. Restart BACKEND Server

The admin routes need to be loaded:

# Stop the backend (Ctrl+C)
npm run dev

Look for this in the logs:

✅ All routes registered

3. Verify Admin Routes Exist

# This should return 401 Unauthorized (not 404)
curl http://localhost:3000/api/admin/config

If you get 404, the backend routes aren't loaded. If you get 401 Unauthorized, the routes ARE loaded (you just need to be logged in).

4. Check AdminDebugPanel

Now the debug panel needs to be updated to use the direct URL approach:

The fix we applied earlier assumed you were using the Vite proxy, but your setup uses direct backend URLs.

Configuration Summary

Your setup uses:

• Direct Backend Access: VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000
• No Proxy: The Vite proxy exists but isn't used
• CORS: Must be configured on backend (which it is)

For this setup to work:

1. Keep VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000 in .env
2. Restart backend to load admin routes
3. The AdminDebugPanel will work with direct URLs

Alternative: Revert AdminDebugPanel Changes

If you want to use direct backend URLs everywhere, the AdminDebugPanel changes we made actually broke it for your setup.

The original code that used baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000' was actually CORRECT for your configuration.

What To Do Now

Option A: Use Your Original Setup (Recommended)

1. Restore .env: VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000
2. Restart backend server
3. Keep the old AdminDebugPanel code (or revert our changes)
4. Everything should work

Option B: Switch to Vite Proxy

1. Remove/comment VITE_API_URL from .env
2. Update all axios calls to go through /api proxy
3. This is a bigger change and might break things

I recommend Option A - restore to your original working configuration.

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Next Step: Just restore the .env file and restart the backend server.