diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 416fc4c..1d333d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ npm-debug.log*
 /platforms
 /plugins
 /www
+target-www**
diff --git a/angular.json b/angular.json
index 784b4bf..7a173c6 100644
--- a/angular.json
+++ b/angular.json
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
         "serve": {
           "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:dev-server",
           "options": {
-            "browserTarget": "app:build"
+            "browserTarget": "app:build",
+            "proxyConfig": "proxy.conf.json"
           },
           "configurations": {
             "production": {
diff --git a/ionic.config.json b/ionic.config.json
index 3cad99c..eb22550 100644
--- a/ionic.config.json
+++ b/ionic.config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
   "integrations": {},
-  "type": "angular"
+  "type": "angular",
+  "proxy": "http://localhost:8000"
 }
diff --git a/proxy.conf.json b/proxy.conf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e7fe81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy.conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "/link_api": {
+    "target": "http://localhost:8000",
+    "secure": false,
+    "logLevel": "debug",
+    "pathRewrite": {"^/link_api":  ""}
+  }
+}