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@@ -3574,6 +3574,28 @@
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     },
+    "axios": {
+      "version": "1.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1M3O703bYqYuPhbHeya5bnhpYVsDDRyQSabNja04mZtboLNSuZ4YrltestrLXfHgmzua4TpUqRiVKbiQuo2epw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "form-data": {
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-ETEklSGi5t0QMZuiXoA/Q6vcnxcLQP5vdugSpuAyi6SVGi2clPPp+xgEhuMaHC+zGgn31Kd235W35f7Hykkaww==",
+          "requires": {
+            "asynckit": "^0.4.0",
+            "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
+            "mime-types": "^2.1.12"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "axobject-query": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axobject-query/-/axobject-query-3.1.1.tgz",
@@ -4863,9 +4885,9 @@
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     },
     "dotenv": {
-      "version": "10.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-rlBi9d8jpv9Sf1klPjNfFAuWDjKLwTIJJ/VxtoTwIR6hnZxcEOQCZg2oIL3MWBYw5GpUDKOEnND7LXTbIpQ03Q=="
+      "version": "16.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ=="
     },
     "dotenv-expand": {
       "version": "5.1.0",
@@ -10344,6 +10366,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "proxy-from-env": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg=="
+    },
     "psl": {
       "version": "1.9.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/psl/-/psl-1.9.0.tgz",
@@ -10571,6 +10598,13 @@
         "webpack-dev-server": "^4.6.0",
         "webpack-manifest-plugin": "^4.0.2",
         "workbox-webpack-plugin": "^6.4.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "dotenv": {
+          "version": "10.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-rlBi9d8jpv9Sf1klPjNfFAuWDjKLwTIJJ/VxtoTwIR6hnZxcEOQCZg2oIL3MWBYw5GpUDKOEnND7LXTbIpQ03Q=="
+        }
       }
     },
     "read-cache": {

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.5",
     "@testing-library/react": "^13.4.0",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-scripts": "5.0.1",

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import SideMenu from './SideMenu'
 import ChatBox from './ChatBox'
 
+const modelUrl = process.env.REACT_APP_MODEL_URL;
+const apiUrl = process.env.REACT_APP_API_URL;
+
 function App() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ function App() {
   }
 
   function getEngines(){
-    fetch(process.env.SERVER_URL + "models")
+    fetch(modelUrl)
     .then(res => res.json())
     .then(data => {
       console.log(data.models.data)
@@ -48,10 +51,11 @@ function App() {
     // fetch response to the api combining the chat log array of messages and seinding it as a message to localhost:3000 as a post
     const messages = chatLogNew.map((message) => message.message).join("\n")
 
-    const response = await fetch(process.env.SERVER_URL + "api", {
+    const response = await fetch(apiUrl, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json"
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*"
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({
         message: messages,