diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a6dd346572..9d9aebf1dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ node_modules/
 /playwright-report/
 /blob-report/
 /playwright/.cache/
+certs/localhost-key.pem
+certs/localhost.pem
diff --git a/frontend/.env b/frontend/.env
index 27fcbfe8c8..94ff71ef4f 100644
--- a/frontend/.env
+++ b/frontend/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8000
+VITE_API_URL=localhost:8000
 MAILCATCHER_HOST=http://localhost:1080
diff --git a/frontend/build/.gitkeep b/frontend/build/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2