diff --git a/safeshare/K8s/frontend_deployment.yaml b/safeshare/K8s/frontend_deployment.yaml
index b0059f0..50d5a31 100644
--- a/safeshare/K8s/frontend_deployment.yaml
+++ b/safeshare/K8s/frontend_deployment.yaml
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: safeshare-frontend
           image: itsmexrando/safeshare-frontend:latest
-          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          env:
-            - name: REACT_APP_API_HOST
-              value: safeshare-backend-service
-            - name: REACT_APP_API_PORT
-              value: "80"
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
           ports:
             - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/Dockerfile b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/Dockerfile
index 5b8b6ea..6c31f13 100644
--- a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ FROM nginx:alpine AS production-stage
 # Copy the built app from the build stage
 COPY --from=build-stage /frontend/build /usr/share/nginx/html
 
-# Use a custom nginx.conf (optional but can be useful)
-# COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+# Use a custom nginx.conf
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 
 # Expose port 80
 EXPOSE 80
diff --git a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/nginx.conf b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e94bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+server {
+    listen 80;
+
+    location / {
+        root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
+    }
+
+    location /api/ {
+        proxy_pass http://safeshare-backend-service:80;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js
index b39a737..00bab7e 100644
--- a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js
+++ b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ function ShareFile() {
 
     const handleFileUpload = (file) => {
         setFile(file);
-        //setPasscode('1234');
-        console.log(file);
-        console.log(apiUrl);
         if (file) {
             const formData = new FormData();
             formData.append('file', file);