diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 5b88ff0..ec0b397 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -172,10 +172,18 @@ if ! command -v caddy &> /dev/null; then
     apt-get update && apt-get install -y caddy
 fi
 
-# Set up Caddy to serve the web apps and proxy to the Museum server
-echo "==> Setting up Caddy for web apps and API"
+# Set up the API endpoint for the web apps
+API_ENDPOINT=${CLOUDRON_APP_ORIGIN}/api
+echo "==> Setting API endpoint to $API_ENDPOINT"
 
-# Create a custom Caddy configuration in the writable data directory
+# Set environment variables for the web apps
+export ENTE_API_ENDPOINT=$API_ENDPOINT
+export NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENDPOINT=$API_ENDPOINT
+export REACT_APP_ENTE_ENDPOINT=$API_ENDPOINT
+export VUE_APP_ENTE_ENDPOINT=$API_ENDPOINT
+echo "==> Set environment variables for web apps"
+
+# Create a very simple Caddy configuration
 mkdir -p /app/data/caddy
 cat > /app/data/caddy/Caddyfile <<EOT
 {
@@ -211,35 +219,11 @@ cat > /app/data/caddy/Caddyfile <<EOT
         Access-Control-Allow-Credentials "true"
     }
 
-    # For debugging - public access to the config.js
-    handle /debug/config.js {
-        root * /app/data/caddy/public
-        file_server
-    }
-
-    # Create a special handler for index.html files to inject our config
-    @indexhtml {
-        path_regexp index .*\/index\.html$
-    }
-
-    # Handle the direct window variable configuration better
-    handle @indexhtml {
-        # Inject a non-defer, early-loading script that defines ENTE_CONFIG
-        respond_early_hints {
-            link "</config.js>; rel=preload; as=script"
+    # Simple JavaScript file that defines the API endpoint
+    handle /api-config.js {
+        respond "window.ENTE_CONFIG = { API_URL: '${API_ENDPOINT}' };" 200 {
+            Content-Type "application/javascript"
         }
-        header Content-Type "text/html; charset=utf-8"
-        replace_response_headers Content-Length ""
-        rewrite_early {
-            # This injects the script into the head section of any index.html
-            r </head> <script>window.ENTE_CONFIG = { API_URL: "${CLOUDRON_APP_ORIGIN}/api" };</script></head>
-        }
-    }
-
-    # Configuration available via JavaScript
-    handle /config.js {
-        header Content-Type "application/javascript"
-        respond "window.ENTE_CONFIG = { API_URL: '${CLOUDRON_APP_ORIGIN}/api' }; console.log('Ente config loaded with API_URL:', window.ENTE_CONFIG.API_URL);"
     }
 
     # Photos app - root path
@@ -812,28 +796,6 @@ echo "==> Ente is now running!"
 echo "==> Museum server: PID $SERVER_PID"
 echo "==> Caddy: PID $CADDY_PID"
 
-# Function to inject the config.js script tag into index.html files
-inject_config_script() {
-    echo "==> Attempting to inject config.js script tag into index.html files"
-    
-    # List of web app directories
-    WEB_APPS=("/app/web/photos" "/app/web/accounts" "/app/web/auth" "/app/web/cast")
-    
-    for app_dir in "${WEB_APPS[@]}"; do
-        if [ -f "$app_dir/index.html" ]; then
-            echo "==> Processing $app_dir/index.html"
-            
-            # Try to modify in place without creating a backup
-            sed -i 's|</head>|<script>window.ENTE_CONFIG = { API_URL: "'"${CLOUDRON_APP_ORIGIN}"'/api" };</script></head>|' "$app_dir/index.html" || echo "==> Cannot modify $app_dir/index.html - read-only file system"
-        else
-            echo "==> Skipping $app_dir - index.html not found"
-        fi
-    done
-}
-
-# Try to inject the config script but don't worry if it fails
-inject_config_script || echo "==> NOTE: Could not inject configuration directly into HTML files"
-
 # Wait for child processes to exit
 wait $SERVER_PID
 wait $CADDY_PID 
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