diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 37d7bfd..ec32820 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ services:
       context: .
       dockerfile: docker/node.Dockerfile
       target: frontend-runtime
+      args:
+        VITE_API_BASE_URL: ${VITE_API_BASE_URL}
+        VITE_API_URL: ${VITE_API_URL}
+        VITE_APP_ENV: ${VITE_APP_ENV:-production}
     container_name: vagas-frontend
-    env_file:
-    - ./frontend/.env
-    environment:
-      - VITE_API_PROXY_TARGET=http://backend:3001
     ports:
       - "5173:80"
     depends_on:
@@ -74,13 +74,10 @@ services:
       dockerfile: docker/node.Dockerfile
       target: front-admin-runtime
       args:
-        VITE_API_URL: https://api.candidate.app.br
-        VITE_APP_ENV: production
+        VITE_API_BASE_URL: ${VITE_API_BASE_URL}
+        VITE_API_URL: ${VITE_API_URL}
+        VITE_APP_ENV: ${VITE_APP_ENV:-production}
     container_name: vagas-front-admin
-    env_file:
-    - ./front_admin/.env
-    environment:
-      - VITE_API_PROXY_TARGET=http://backend:3001
     ports:
       - "5174:80"
     depends_on:
diff --git a/docker/node.Dockerfile b/docker/node.Dockerfile
index 7ecac76..459d68c 100644
--- a/docker/node.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/node.Dockerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ CMD ["npx","tsx","src/server.ts"]
 
 FROM deps AS frontend
 
+ARG VITE_API_BASE_URL
+ARG VITE_API_URL
+
+ENV VITE_API_BASE_URL=$VITE_API_BASE_URL
+ENV VITE_API_URL=$VITE_API_URL
+
 COPY frontend ./frontend
 
 WORKDIR /app/frontend
diff --git a/front_admin/Dockerfile b/front_admin/Dockerfile
index 41ac248..f003fc2 100644
--- a/front_admin/Dockerfile
+++ b/front_admin/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ COPY front_admin ./front_admin
 
 WORKDIR /app/front_admin
 
+ARG VITE_API_URL
+ARG VITE_APP_ENV=production
+
+ENV VITE_API_URL=$VITE_API_URL
+ENV VITE_APP_ENV=$VITE_APP_ENV
+
 RUN npm run build
 
 # ---- Runtime ----
@@ -23,4 +29,4 @@ COPY front_admin/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 
 EXPOSE 80
 
-CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 3409ab4..cf27258 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ RUN npm ci --workspace=frontend --include-workspace-root
 COPY frontend/ ./frontend/
 WORKDIR /app/frontend
 ARG VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3001
+ARG VITE_API_URL=$VITE_API_BASE_URL
 ENV VITE_API_BASE_URL=$VITE_API_BASE_URL
+ENV VITE_API_URL=$VITE_API_URL
 RUN npm run build
 
 # ---- Etapa 2: serve ----
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/lib/apiClient.ts b/frontend/src/shared/lib/apiClient.ts
index 47c8ea3..d55eeb6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/lib/apiClient.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/lib/apiClient.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import { parseApiError } from "./apiError";
 
+const API_URL =
+  import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL ??
+  import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL ??
+  "http://localhost:3001";
+
 export const api = axios.create({
-  baseURL: import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL ?? "http://localhost:3001",
+  baseURL: API_URL,
   withCredentials: true,
   headers: {
     "Content-Type": "application/json",