diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index af0a812..dc9447a 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ coverage
 .idea
 .DS_Store
 *.log
-.env
-.env.*
 README.md
+.env*
+!.env.webui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 52e68eb..0000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# =============================================================================
-# WEBUI
-# =============================================================================
-VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8080
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 282bb11..6a04226 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+            - name: Create .env file
+              run: |
+                  echo "VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8080" >> .env.webui
+
             - name: Set up Docker Buildx
               uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
@@ -103,7 +107,12 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Checkout code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Create .env file
+              run: |
+                  echo "VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8080" >> .env.webui
 
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: npm ci
@@ -125,7 +134,12 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Checkout code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Create .env file
+              run: |
+                  echo "VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8080" >> .env.webui
 
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: npm ci
@@ -147,7 +161,12 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Checkout code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Create .env file
+              run: |
+                  echo "VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8080" >> .env.webui
 
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: npm ci
@@ -169,7 +188,12 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Checkout code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Create .env file
+              run: |
+                  echo "VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8080" >> .env.webui
 
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: npm ci
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0d218e..55cdf98 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 node_modules
 dist
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9002292..04f43d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ From the root level of the repository:
 npm install
 ```
 
+### Environment Variables
+Store this in `.env.webui`
+```
+# =============================================================================
+# WEBUI
+# =============================================================================
+VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8080
+```
+
 ### Run the Site
 
 ```bash
@@ -90,7 +99,7 @@ npx prettier . --check
 
 #### Apply Fixes
 
-```
+```bash
 npx prettier . --write
 ```
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91f7fcc..6d3cd18 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "vite",
-    "build": "tsc -b && vite build",
+    "dev": "vite --mode webui",
+    "build": "tsc -b && vite build --mode webui",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "lint-check": "eslint . && prettier --check . && stylelint \"**/*.{css,scss}\"",
     "lint-fix": "eslint . --fix && prettier --write . && stylelint \"**/*.{css,scss}\" --fix"