diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 30417680..b4e379ab 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "crypto": "^1.0.1",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
         "embla-carousel-react": "^7.1.0",
         "express": "^4.21.2",
         "is-stream": "^4.0.1",
@@ -3572,6 +3573,18 @@
         "csstype": "^3.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.4.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dunder-proto": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7674c153..45c61e4b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "crypto": "^1.0.1",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "embla-carousel-react": "^7.1.0",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "is-stream": "^4.0.1",
diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index 101472b0..105b2376 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -349,14 +349,6 @@ function App() {
                     handleAddHost={handleAddHost}
                     setIsAddHostHidden={setIsAddHostHidden}
                 />
-                <LoginUserModal
-                    isHidden={isLoginUserHidden}
-                    form={loginUserForm}
-                    setForm={setLoginUserForm}
-                    handleLoginUser={handleLoginUser}
-                    setIsLoginUserHidden={setIsLoginUserHidden}
-                    setIsCreateUserHidden={setIsCreateUserHidden}
-                />
                 <CreateUserModal
                     isHidden={isCreateUserHidden}
                     form={createUserForm}
diff --git a/src/User.jsx b/src/User.jsx
index c77dcb37..1ad65e99 100644
--- a/src/User.jsx
+++ b/src/User.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (socket === null) {
             ? "http://localhost:8082"
             : "/",
         {
-            path: "/database-socket.io/",
+            path: window.location.hostname === "localhost" ? "/" : "/database-socket.io/",
             transports: ["websocket", "polling"],
         }
     );
diff --git a/src/backend/database.cjs b/src/backend/database.cjs
index 12d5680d..287535ad 100644
--- a/src/backend/database.cjs
+++ b/src/backend/database.cjs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const http = require("http");
 const socketIo = require("socket.io");
 const mongoose = require("mongoose");
 const crypto = require('crypto');
+require('dotenv').config();
 
 const server = http.createServer();
 const io = socketIo(server, {