diff --git a/public/_redirects b/public/_redirects
index fbc9778..00a62d2 100644
--- a/public/_redirects
+++ b/public/_redirects
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-# Netlify redirects file
-# To proxy API requests through Netlify (bypassing mixed content & CORS),
-# replace YOUR_BACKEND_URL with your Termux backend URL (e.g., Cloudflare Tunnel / ngrok URL):
-# /files https://YOUR_BACKEND_URL/files 200
-# /upload https://YOUR_BACKEND_URL/upload 200
-# /uploads/* https://YOUR_BACKEND_URL/uploads/:splat 200
-# /delete/* https://YOUR_BACKEND_URL/delete/:splat 200
-
-# SPA fallback rule
-/* /index.html 200
+/files       https://pope-prev-fresh-manufacturer.trycloudflare.com/files 200
+/upload      https://pope-prev-fresh-manufacturer.trycloudflare.com/upload 200
+/uploads/*   https://pope-prev-fresh-manufacturer.trycloudflare.com/uploads/:splat 200
+/delete/*    https://pope-prev-fresh-manufacturer.trycloudflare.com/delete/:splat 200
+/*           /index.html 200
diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index ef1bccb..f8f9659 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
   let selectedFiles = [];
 
   // API Base configuration for remote frontend (Netlify) or local hosting
+  const DEFAULT_REMOTE_API = 'https://pope-prev-fresh-manufacturer.trycloudflare.com';
   const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   if (urlParams.has('api')) {
     const customApi = urlParams.get('api').replace(/\/+$/, '');
     localStorage.setItem('katdrop_api', customApi);
   }
-  const API_BASE = window.KATDROP_API || localStorage.getItem('katdrop_api') || '';
+  const isLocalOrigin = window.location.hostname === 'localhost' || window.location.hostname === '127.0.0.1' || window.location.hostname.startsWith('192.168.');
+  const API_BASE = window.KATDROP_API || localStorage.getItem('katdrop_api') || (isLocalOrigin ? '' : DEFAULT_REMOTE_API);
 
   // Toast
   let toastTimeout;