Improve local dev experience

web/.env.example

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+# Frontend Environment Variables
+# These are set automatically in docker-compose.dev.yaml for development
+
+# API URL for backend communication
+# Development: http://localhost:5173
+# Production: Built into the static files during Docker build
+PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:5173
+
+# Base path for routing (leave empty unless using a subdirectory deployment)
+BASE_PATH=
+
+# Version string (automatically set during build)
+PUBLIC_VERSION=dev