diff --git a/Dockerfile.client b/Dockerfile.client
index 214e881..d5a524e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.client
+++ b/Dockerfile.client
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 FROM node:18 as build-step
 WORKDIR /frontend
 ENV PATH /frontend/node_modules/.bin:$PATH
-COPY frontend/package.json frontend/yarn.lock frontend/tsconfig.json ./
+COPY frontend/package.json frontend/yarn.lock frontend/tsconfig.json frontend/.env ./
 COPY frontend/src ./src
 COPY frontend/public ./public
 RUN yarn install
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6748159..86082d7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,3 @@ services:
     image: codex-frontend-client
     ports:
       - "3000:80"
-    environment:
-      - CODEX_URL=http://loiujhaiuhailuhost:8080
diff --git a/frontend/.env b/frontend/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..553b76f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+REACT_APP_CODEX_URL=http://localhost:8080
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 3caa8a8..edef1f7 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "@types/react": "^18.2.25",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.11",
     "axios": "^1.5.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "form-data": "^4.0.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
diff --git a/frontend/src/store.ts b/frontend/src/store.ts
index e4f17e1..5bacbf8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/store.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const useDexyStore = create<DexyState>()(
       ftdCid: "",
       setFtdCid: (cid) => set({ ftdCid: cid }),
       nodeInfo: {
-        baseUrl: process.env.CODEX_URL || "http://localhost:8080",
+        baseUrl: process.env.REACT_APP_CODEX_URL || "http://localhost:8080",
         nodeToConnectTo: null,
         id: null,
         // ip: null,
diff --git a/frontend/yarn.lock b/frontend/yarn.lock
index f978b9d..c7af103 100644
--- a/frontend/yarn.lock
+++ b/frontend/yarn.lock
@@ -4304,6 +4304,11 @@ dotenv@^10.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz#3d4227b8fb95f81096cdd2b66653fb2c7085ba81"
   integrity sha512-rlBi9d8jpv9Sf1klPjNfFAuWDjKLwTIJJ/VxtoTwIR6hnZxcEOQCZg2oIL3MWBYw5GpUDKOEnND7LXTbIpQ03Q==
 
+dotenv@^16.3.1:
+  version "16.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz#369034de7d7e5b120972693352a3bf112172cc3e"
+  integrity sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==
+
 duplexer@^0.1.2:
   version "0.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/duplexer/-/duplexer-0.1.2.tgz#3abe43aef3835f8ae077d136ddce0f276b0400e6"