diff --git a/frontend/.env b/frontend/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d40a145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VITE_BACKEND_URL="https://livepoll-anjx.onrender.com"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/helper/axiosInstance.js b/frontend/src/helper/axiosInstance.js
index ce7db93..9ae963d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/helper/axiosInstance.js
+++ b/frontend/src/helper/axiosInstance.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 
 const axiosInstance = axios.create({
-  baseURL: "http://localhost:3000/api/v1",
+  // baseURL: `http://localhost:3000/api/v1`,
+  baseURL: `https://livepoll-anjx.onrender.com/api/v1`,
   withCredentials: true,
   headers: {
     "Content-Type": "application/json",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Home.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Home.jsx
index 35fbbd9..9355bd6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Home.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Home.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ function Home() {
 
   const navigator = useNavigate();
 
-
   return (
     <div className="flex bg-base-200 min-h-screen flex-col items-center text-white p-8">
       <h1 className="text-4xl mt-2 md:text-5xl font-bold mb-6 text-center flex flex-col gap-2 md:block">Welcome to <span className='bg-slate-800 px-4 rounded-md relative'>LivePoll</span></h1>