Add initial Next.js configuration with environment variables and API rewrites

Author: smirk-dev

frontend/next.config.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
-  /* config options here */
+  reactStrictMode: true,
+  swcMinify: true,
+  output: 'export',
+  images: {
+    unoptimized: true,
+  },
+  env: {
+    NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000',
+  },
+  rewrites: async () => {
+    return {
+      beforeFiles: [
+        {
+          source: '/api/:path*',
+          destination: `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/:path*`,
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+  },
 };
 
 export default nextConfig;