diff --git a/.env.local.example b/.env.local.example
index bb92505..ca80980 100644
--- a/.env.local.example
+++ b/.env.local.example
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ NUXT_PUBLIC_REDMINE_ID="20274"
 # web crawlers
 NUXT_PUBLIC_BOTS="disabled"
 
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# api
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+NUXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL="https://frischmuth-dev.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at"
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # analytics
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d59166f..52ba36e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ RUN pnpm fetch
 COPY --chown=node:node ./ ./
 RUN sed -i "s/use-node-version/# use-node-version/" .npmrc
 
+ARG NUXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL
 ARG NUXT_PUBLIC_APP_BASE_URL
 ARG NUXT_PUBLIC_BOTS
 ARG NUXT_PUBLIC_MATOMO_BASE_URL