diff --git a/.env b/.env
index b562ee6..86b2acd 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VITE_API_BASE_URL="https://gateway.poweron-center.net"
+VITE_API_BASE_URL="https://gateway-prod.poweron-center.net"
 VITE_MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID="24cd6c8a-b592-4905-a5ba-d5fa9f911154"
 VITE_MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID="6a51aaeb-2467-4186-9504-2a05aedc591f"
 VITE_ENTRA_CLIENT_SECRET="2iw8Q~jwqG1iacxHopBt5pstu6R45UC1gIQabcbD"
diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index b562ee6..3466e9c 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-VITE_API_BASE_URL="https://gateway.poweron-center.net"
+VITE_API_BASE_URL="https://gateway-prod.poweron-center.net"
 VITE_MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID="24cd6c8a-b592-4905-a5ba-d5fa9f911154"
 VITE_MICROSOFT_TENANT_ID="6a51aaeb-2467-4186-9504-2a05aedc591f"
 VITE_ENTRA_CLIENT_SECRET="2iw8Q~jwqG1iacxHopBt5pstu6R45UC1gIQabcbD"
 VITE_ENTRA_AUTHORITY="https://login.microsoftonline.com/6a51aaeb-2467-4186-9504-2a05aedc591f"
 VITE_ENTRA_REDIRECT_PATH="/auth/callback/"
-VITE_ENTRA_REDIRECT_URI="https://gateway.poweron-center.net/api/msft/auth/callback/"
+VITE_ENTRA_REDIRECT_URI="https://gateway-prod.poweron-center.net/api/msft/auth/callback/"
diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 79eb618..26e5dac 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,54 @@
 // api.ts
 import axios from 'axios';
 
+// Utility function to resolve hostname to IP address
+const resolveHostnameToIP = async (hostname: string): Promise<string | null> => {
+    try {
+        // For localhost, return as is
+        if (hostname === 'localhost' || hostname === '127.0.0.1') {
+            return hostname;
+        }
+        
+        // For production domains, we can't directly resolve IP due to CORS
+        // But we can show the hostname which is more useful anyway
+        return hostname;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.warn('Could not resolve hostname to IP:', error);
+        return hostname;
+    }
+};
+
 const api = axios.create({
     baseURL: import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL,
     withCredentials: true
 });
 
-// Add a request interceptor to add the auth token
+// Add a request interceptor to add the auth token and log backend IP
 api.interceptors.request.use(
-    (config) => {
+    async (config) => {
+        // Log backend information
+        const backendUrl = config.baseURL || import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL;
+        console.log(`🌐 Communicating with backend: ${backendUrl}`);
+        
+        // Try to resolve and log the IP address
+        if (backendUrl) {
+            try {
+                const url = new URL(backendUrl);
+                const hostname = url.hostname;
+                const resolvedIP = await resolveHostnameToIP(hostname);
+                
+                console.log(`📍 Backend hostname: ${hostname}`);
+                console.log(`🔗 Full backend URL: ${backendUrl}`);
+                console.log(`🌍 Resolved address: ${resolvedIP}`);
+                
+                // Log environment info
+                console.log(`🏗️ Environment: ${import.meta.env.MODE}`);
+                console.log(`⚙️ API Base URL from env: ${import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL}`);
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.warn('Could not parse backend URL:', error);
+            }
+        }
+        
         const authData = localStorage.getItem('auth_data');
         if (authData) {
             try {