diff --git a/Foxnouns.Frontend/package.json b/Foxnouns.Frontend/package.json
index a76a918..013e44f 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Frontend/package.json
+++ b/Foxnouns.Frontend/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 		"@types/markdown-it": "^14.1.2",
 		"@types/sanitize-html": "^2.13.0",
 		"bootstrap": "^5.3.3",
+		"dotenv": "^16.4.7",
 		"eslint": "^9.17.0",
 		"eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
 		"eslint-plugin-svelte": "^2.46.1",
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml b/Foxnouns.Frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 46b0010..68beeed 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/Foxnouns.Frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ importers:
       bootstrap:
         specifier: ^5.3.3
         version: 5.3.3(@popperjs/core@2.11.8)
+      dotenv:
+        specifier: ^16.4.7
+        version: 16.4.7
       eslint:
         specifier: ^9.17.0
         version: 9.17.0
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Frontend/svelte.config.js b/Foxnouns.Frontend/svelte.config.js
index fcd662a..f4ddf37 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Frontend/svelte.config.js
+++ b/Foxnouns.Frontend/svelte.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 import adapter from "@sveltejs/adapter-node";
 import { vitePreprocess } from "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+
+import { config as dotenv } from "dotenv";
+dotenv({
+	path: [path.resolve(process.cwd(), ".env"), path.resolve(process.cwd(), ".env.local")],
+});
+
+console.log(process.env.NODE_ENV);
+const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production";
 
 /** @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').Config} */
 const config = {
@@ -21,6 +30,9 @@ const config = {
 			// we only disable it during development, during building NODE_ENV == production
 			checkOrigin: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development",
 		},
+		paths: {
+			assets: isProd ? process.env.PRIVATE_ASSETS_PREFIX || "" : "",
+		},
 	},
 };