minor readme improvements

README.md

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 ```
 
 ### 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>
 ```