From 53a3a99309af5376ad6230adbb32f99b8ff09de1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?=D0=90=D0=BD=D1=82=D0=BE=D0=BD?=
 <tstark@MacBook-Pro-Anton.local>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 11:04:37 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] minor readme improvements

---
 README.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce05d12..6f37f80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,7 +126,21 @@ server {
 ```
 
 ### Apache Config
-Ensure `mod_rewrite` is enabled. The project includes a `.htaccess` file for routing.
+
+**Setup (Alpine Linux):**
+```bash
+apk add apache2 apache2-proxy
+rc-service apache2 restart
+```
+
+**Setup (Debian/Ubuntu):**
+```bash
+sudo a2enmod rewrite proxy proxy_http
+sudo systemctl restart apache2
+```
+
+Ensure `mod_rewrite`, `mod_proxy`, and `mod_proxy_http` are enabled.
+
 **VirtualHost Config:**
 ```apache
 <VirtualHost *:80>
@@ -136,6 +150,13 @@ Ensure `mod_rewrite` is enabled. The project includes a `.htaccess` file for rou
         AllowOverride All  # CRITICAL for .htaccess
         Require all granted
     </Directory>
+
+    # Proxy API requests (Optional, if not exposing 5001 directly)
+    <Location "/api/">
+        ProxyPreserveHost On
+        ProxyPass "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/"
+        ProxyPassReverse "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/"
+    </Location>
 </VirtualHost>
 ```