diff --git a/ui/.env.local.example b/ui/.env.local.example
index 55d2b97214d..0cd7d31af54 100644
--- a/ui/.env.local.example
+++ b/ui/.env.local.example
@@ -1 +1 @@
-API_URL=http://localhost:8080/client/api
+CS_URL=http://localhost:8080
diff --git a/ui/README.md b/ui/README.md
index 2d685d86b00..3e5063dbf94 100644
--- a/ui/README.md
+++ b/ui/README.md
@@ -4,22 +4,26 @@ A modern role-based progressive CloudStack UI based on VueJS and Ant Design.
 
 ![Primate Screenshot](docs/screenshot-dashboard.png)
 
-## Env and dependencies
+## Getting Started
 
-- node
-- webpack
-- eslint
-- @vue/cli ~3
+Install node: (Debian/Ubuntu)
+
+    sudo apt-get install npm nodejs
+
+Install node: (CentOS/Fedora)
+
+    curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo bash -
+    sudo yum install nodejs
 
 Install tools and dependencies:
 
-    sudo apt-get install npm
-    sudo npm i -g npm@next
-    sudo npm i -g npm-check-updates
+    sudo npm install -g @vue/cli webpack eslint
+    sudo npm install -g npm@next
+    sudo npm install -g npm-check-updates
     ncu -u # optional: upgrade dependencies
     npm install
 
-## Developing against CloudStack Env
+## Development
 
 Override the default `API_URL` to a running CloudStack management server:
 
@@ -73,6 +77,8 @@ eg:
 
 ### Attributions
 
+Primate uses the following:
+
 - [VueJS](https://vuejs.org/)
 - [Ant Design Spec](https://ant.design/docs/spec/introduce)
 - [Ant Design Vue](https://vue.ant.design/)
diff --git a/ui/vue.config.js b/ui/vue.config.js
index b2a2d4e0881..917ac722c50 100644
--- a/ui/vue.config.js
+++ b/ui/vue.config.js
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ module.exports = {
   devServer: {
     port: 5050,
     proxy: {
-      '/client/api': {
-        target: process.env.API_URL || 'http://localhost:8080/client/api',
+      '/client': {
+        target: process.env.CS_URL || 'http://localhost:8080',
         secure: false,
         ws: false,
         changeOrigin: true