diff --git a/proxy/logger.ts b/proxy/logger.ts
index cf8f8e4334..52183be9e1 100644
--- a/proxy/logger.ts
+++ b/proxy/logger.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { getEnv } from "../src/platform/compat/process.ts";
+// Inline getEnv to avoid dependency on src/platform/compat (not copied in Docker)
+function getEnv(key: string): string | undefined {
+  return Deno.env.get(key);
+}
 import { getTraceContext } from "./tracing.ts";
 
 export type LogLevel = "debug" | "info" | "warn" | "error";
diff --git a/proxy/main.ts b/proxy/main.ts
index 096c1863e7..0d86be6715 100644
--- a/proxy/main.ts
+++ b/proxy/main.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { proxyLogger } from "./logger.ts";
 // Configuration from environment variables
 const config = {
   apiBaseUrl: Deno.env.get("VERYFRONT_API_BASE_URL") ||
-    "http://api.veryfront.dev:4000",
+    "http://api.lvh.me:4000",
   clientId: Deno.env.get("OAUTH_CLIENT_ID") || "",
   clientSecret: Deno.env.get("OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET") || "",
   previewClientId: Deno.env.get("OAUTH_PREVIEW_CLIENT_ID") || "",
diff --git a/src/core/config/env.ts b/src/core/config/env.ts
index 6786623721..b587eface0 100644
--- a/src/core/config/env.ts
+++ b/src/core/config/env.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function getDisableLruIntervalEnv(): boolean {
 export function getApiBaseUrlEnv(): string {
   return getEnv("VERYFRONT_API_BASE_URL") ||
     getEnv("VERYFRONT_API_URL")?.replace("/graphql", "/api") ||
-    "http://api.veryfront.dev:4000";
+    "http://api.lvh.me:4000";
 }
 
 export function getSsrMaxConcurrentTransformsEnv(defaultValue = 3): number {
diff --git a/veryfront.config.ts b/veryfront.config.ts
index 250f844b34..d4f3648528 100644
--- a/veryfront.config.ts
+++ b/veryfront.config.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
  */
 
 // Default URLs
-const DEFAULT_API_URL_LOCAL = "http://api.veryfront.dev:4000";
+const DEFAULT_API_URL_LOCAL = "http://api.lvh.me:4000";
 const DEFAULT_API_URL_PROD = "https://api.veryfront.com";
-const DEFAULT_CORS_ORIGIN_LOCAL = "http://api.veryfront.dev:4000";
+const DEFAULT_CORS_ORIGIN_LOCAL = "http://api.lvh.me:4000";
 
 class ConfigError extends Error {
   constructor(message: string) {
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class ConfigError extends Error {
 let env: Record<string, string> = {};
 try {
   const { load } = await import("https://deno.land/std@0.220.0/dotenv/mod.ts");
-  env = await load({ envPath: ".env" });
+  // examplePath: null skips validation against .env.example (which requires all vars)
+  env = await load({ envPath: ".env", examplePath: null });
 } catch {
   // .env doesn't exist (production) - use environment variables only
 }
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ export default useGitHub ? {
   // Dev server config (ignored in production)
   dev: {
     port: 3001,
-    host: "veryfront.dev",
+    host: "lvh.me",
     hmr: contentSource.type === "branch", // Only enable HMR for branch mode
   },