bug fixes: fix for application not working properly on lan

client/README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
-# Vue 3 + Vite
+# 🗳️ Election System - Frontend
 
-This template should help get you started developing with Vue 3 in Vite. The template uses Vue 3 `<script setup>` SFCs, check out the [script setup docs](https://v3.vuejs.org/api/sfc-script-setup.html#sfc-script-setup) to learn more.
+This is the Vue.js 3 frontend for the Student Council Election system.
 
-Learn more about IDE Support for Vue in the [Vue Docs Scaling up Guide](https://vuejs.org/guide/scaling-up/tooling.html#ide-support).
+## 🚀 Features
+- **Dynamic Voting Flow**: Interactive UI for casting ballots.
+- **Admin Dashboard**: Comprehensive management of candidates and results.
+- **Initial Setup UI**: Secure first-time configuration screen.
+- **Mobile Responsive**: Designed to work on tablets and smartphones at voting booths.
+
+## 🛠️ Development
+### Install Dependencies
+```bash
+npm install -all
+```
+
+### Run Dev Server
+```bash
+npm run dev
+```
+
+
+
+---
+For full system documentation, please refer to the [Root README](../README.md).

client/src/router/index.js

@@ -44,15 +44,19 @@ router.beforeEach(async (to, from, next) => {
       const { data } = await authService.checkStatus();
       isConfigured = data.configured;
     } catch (err) {
-      console.error('Failed to check configuration status');
+      console.error('Failed to check configuration status:', err);
+      // If we can't reach the server, don't redirect to setup. 
+      // Instead, allow the navigation to proceed to the target page which will likely fail its own API calls,
+      // providing a better error context than a forced setup screen.
+      return next(); 
     }
   }
 
-  if (!isConfigured && to.name !== 'Setup') {
+  if (isConfigured === false && to.name !== 'Setup') {
     return next('/setup');
   }
 
-  if (isConfigured && to.name === 'Setup') {
+  if (isConfigured === true && to.name === 'Setup') {
     return next('/');
   }
 

client/src/services/api.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
 
-const API_URL = 'http://localhost:3000/api'; // Changed to localhost for testing
+const API_URL = `http://${window.location.hostname}:3000/api`;
 
 const api = axios.create({
   baseURL: API_URL,