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 | Variable              | Mandatory | Description                                                                                  | If Not Set                                                   |
 |-----------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `BACKEND_URL`            | Yes       | URL to run backend on.                                   | Backend won't start. If not sure, set to http://localhost:8080/ |
-| `VITE_BACKEND_URL`            | Yes       | URL to run backend on.                                   | Backend won't start. If not sure, set to http://localhost:8080/ |
+| `BACKEND_URL`            | Yes       | URL to run backend on.                                   | Backend won't start. If not sure, set to http://localhost:8080 |
+| `VITE_BACKEND_URL`            | Yes       | URL to run backend on.                                   | Backend won't start. If not sure, set to http://localhost:8080 |
 | `JWT_SECRET`          | Yes       | Secret key used to sign and verify JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) for authentication.                | JWT authentication will not work.                            |
 | `DB_NAME`             | Yes       | Name of the Postgres database to connect to.                                                 | Database connection will fail.                               |
 | `DB_USER`             | Yes       | Username for Postgres database authentication.                                               | Database connection will fail.                               |