diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 10bc766a..22050b3a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:24-alpine
 
 # Install system dependencies (only what's absolutely necessary)
 RUN apk add \
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/config.ts b/apps/admin/src/config.ts
index 250b04ad..b13ed224 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/config.ts
+++ b/apps/admin/src/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 export const Config = {
-  API_BASE_URL: "https://api.reflectionsprojections.org",
-  // API_BASE_URL: "http://localhost:3000",
   EVENT_TYPES: [
     "SPEAKER",
     "CORPORATE",
diff --git a/apps/admin/vite.config.ts b/apps/admin/vite.config.ts
index 2591a045..26e4bc05 100644
--- a/apps/admin/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/admin/vite.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     port: 3002
   },
   plugins: [react()],
+  envPrefix: ["VITE_", "ENV"],
   envDir: resolve(__dirname, "../.."),
   resolve: {
     alias: {
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/vite.config.ts b/apps/dashboard/vite.config.ts
index 3798b51f..9c0231cc 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/vite.config.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     port: 3006
   },
   plugins: [react(), svgr()],
+  envPrefix: ["VITE_", "ENV"],
   envDir: resolve(__dirname, "../.."),
   resolve: {
     alias: {
diff --git a/apps/hype/vite.config.ts b/apps/hype/vite.config.ts
index 2a288a53..f5a2737d 100644
--- a/apps/hype/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/hype/vite.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     port: 3004
   },
   plugins: [react()],
+  envPrefix: ["VITE_", "ENV"],
   envDir: resolve(__dirname, "../.."),
   resolve: {
     alias: {
diff --git a/apps/info/vite.config.ts b/apps/info/vite.config.ts
index 53cf290a..3f179b23 100644
--- a/apps/info/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/info/vite.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     port: 3003
   },
   plugins: [react()],
+  envPrefix: ["VITE_", "ENV"],
   envDir: resolve(__dirname, "../.."),
   resolve: {
     alias: {
diff --git a/apps/site/vite.config.ts b/apps/site/vite.config.ts
index 2bcc922c..29559d0a 100644
--- a/apps/site/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/site/vite.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     port: 3001
   },
   plugins: [react()],
+  envPrefix: ["VITE_", "ENV"],
   envDir: resolve(__dirname, "../.."),
   resolve: {
     alias: {
diff --git a/apps/sponsor/src/config.ts b/apps/sponsor/src/config.ts
index d8d37175..f3f0b354 100644
--- a/apps/sponsor/src/config.ts
+++ b/apps/sponsor/src/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 export const Config = {
   MAX_DROPDOWN_OPTIONS: 1000,
-  API_BASE_URL: "https://api.reflectionsprojections.org",
   RESUME_BOOK_URL: "https://sponsor.reflectionsprojections.org",
   STAFF_UIDs: [
     "194cd6b5-1edf-47ff-b078-998290637fd8",
diff --git a/apps/sponsor/vite.config.ts b/apps/sponsor/vite.config.ts
index 3bf8aa44..875a2588 100644
--- a/apps/sponsor/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/sponsor/vite.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     port: 3005
   },
   plugins: [react()],
+  envPrefix: ["VITE_", "ENV"],
   envDir: resolve(__dirname, "../.."),
   resolve: {
     alias: {
diff --git a/apps/template/vite.config.ts b/apps/template/vite.config.ts
index ac0940cc..c9e461a4 100644
--- a/apps/template/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/template/vite.config.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { resolve } from "path";
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
+  envPrefix: ["VITE_", "ENV"],
   envDir: resolve(__dirname, "../.."),
   resolve: {
     alias: {
diff --git a/shared/src/config.ts b/shared/src/config.ts
index e5212e98..ac7839aa 100644
--- a/shared/src/config.ts
+++ b/shared/src/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as yup from "yup";
 
 interface ImportMetaEnv {
+  ENV?: "PRODUCTION" | "DEVELOPMENT" | "TESTING";
   VITE_ENV?: "PRODUCTION" | "DEVELOPMENT" | "TESTING";
   VITE_GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID?: string;
 }
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ declare global {
 // Validation using zup
 
 const envSchema = yup.object({
+  ENV: yup.string().oneOf(["PRODUCTION", "DEVELOPMENT", "TESTING"]).optional(),
   VITE_ENV: yup
     .string()
     .oneOf(["PRODUCTION", "DEVELOPMENT", "TESTING"])
@@ -23,9 +25,11 @@ const envSchema = yup.object({
 
 const env = envSchema.validateSync(import.meta.env, { abortEarly: false });
 
-const isDefined = env.VITE_ENV !== undefined;
+const resolvedEnv = env.ENV || env.VITE_ENV;
 
-const isProduction = env.VITE_ENV === "PRODUCTION";
+const isDefined = resolvedEnv !== undefined;
+
+const isProduction = resolvedEnv === "PRODUCTION";
 
 const IS_DEV = isDefined && !isProduction;
 
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ const WS_BASE_URL = IS_DEV
   : "wss://api.reflectionsprojections.org";
 
 const Config = {
-  ENV: env.VITE_ENV,
+  ENV: resolvedEnv,
   API_BASE_URL,
   WS_BASE_URL,
   EVENT_TYPES: [