diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1cf550248..b505499b5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ services:
     environment:
       - MYSQL_DATABASE=spiffworkflow_backend_development
       - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=my-secret-pw
-      - MYSQL_TCP_PORT=7003
+      - MYSQL_TCP_PORT=8003
     ports:
-      - "7003"
+      - "8003"
     healthcheck:
       test: mysql --user=root --password=my-secret-pw -e 'select 1' spiffworkflow_backend_development
       interval: 10s
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ services:
       - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_ENV=development
       - FLASK_DEBUG=0
       - FLASK_SESSION_SECRET_KEY=super_secret_key
-      - OPEN_ID_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:7000/openid
-      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:7001
-      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:7000
-      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PORT=7000
+      - OPEN_ID_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:8000/openid
+      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:8001
+      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8000
+      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PORT=8000
       - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_UPGRADE_DB=true
-      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_URI=mysql+mysqlconnector://root:my-secret-pw@spiffworkflow-db:7003/spiffworkflow_backend_development
+      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_URI=mysql+mysqlconnector://root:my-secret-pw@spiffworkflow-db:8003/spiffworkflow_backend_development
       - BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR=/app/process_models
       - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOAD_FIXTURE_DATA=false
       - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME=example.yml
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ services:
       - OPEN_ID_CLIENT_ID=spiffworkflow-backend
       - OPEN_ID_CLIENT_SECRET_KEY=my_open_id_secret_key
     ports:
-      - "7000:7000"
+      - "8000:8000"
     volumes:
       - ./process_models:/app/process_models
       - ./log:/app/log
     healthcheck:
-      test: curl localhost:7000/v1.0/status --fail
+      test: curl localhost:8000/v1.0/status --fail
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 20
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ services:
     image: ghcr.io/sartography/spiffworkflow-frontend
     environment:
       - APPLICATION_ROOT=/
-      - PORT0=7001
+      - PORT0=8001
     ports:
-      - "7001:7001"
+      - "8001:8001"
 
   spiffworkflow-connector:
     container_name: spiffworkflow-connector
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ services:
       - FLASK_ENV=${FLASK_ENV:-development}
       - FLASK_DEBUG=0
       - FLASK_SESSION_SECRET_KEY=${FLASK_SESSION_SECRET_KEY:-super_secret_key}
+      - CONNECTOR_PROXY_PORT=8004
     ports:
-      - "7004:7004"
+      - "8004:8004"
     healthcheck:
-      test: curl localhost:7004/liveness --fail
+      test: curl localhost:8004/liveness --fail
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 20
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
index e933eda91..3427b47bb 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from spiffworkflow_backend.models.task import MultiInstanceType
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.task import Task
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.user import UserModel
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.authorization_service import AuthorizationService
-from spiffworkflow_backend.services.git_service import GitService
+from spiffworkflow_backend.services.git_service import GitService, GitCommandError
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_processor import (
     ProcessInstanceProcessor,
 )
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ class ProcessInstanceService:
         user: UserModel,
     ) -> ProcessInstanceModel:
         """Get_process_instance_from_spec."""
-        current_git_revision = GitService.get_current_revision()
+        try:
+            current_git_revision = GitService.get_current_revision()
+        except GitCommandError as ge:
+            current_git_revision = ""
         process_instance_model = ProcessInstanceModel(
             status=ProcessInstanceStatus.not_started.value,
             process_initiator=user,
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/config.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/config.tsx
index b0816a39d..abaadd5ef 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/config.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/config.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
-const host = window.location.hostname;
-let hostAndPort = `api.${host}`;
+const { port, hostname } = window.location;
+let hostAndPort = `api.${hostname}`;
 let protocol = 'https';
-if (/^\d+\./.test(host) || host === 'localhost') {
-  hostAndPort = `${host}:7000`;
+
+if (/^\d+\./.test(hostname) || hostname === 'localhost') {
+  let serverPort = 7000;
+  if (!Number.isNaN(Number(port))) {
+    serverPort = Number(port) - 1;
+  }
+  hostAndPort = `${hostname}:${serverPort}`;
   protocol = 'http';
 }
-export const BACKEND_BASE_URL = `${protocol}://${hostAndPort}/v1.0`;
+
+let url = `${protocol}://${hostAndPort}/v1.0`;
+// Allow overriding the backend base url with an environment variable at build time.
+if (process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND_BASE_URL) {
+  url = process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND_BASE_URL;
+}
+
+export const BACKEND_BASE_URL = url;
 
 export const PROCESS_STATUSES = [
   'not_started',