implemented logging

frontend/package-lock.json

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
         "marked": "^17.0.5",
         "tailwindcss": "^4.2.2"
       },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "^25.5.0"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=22.12.0"
       }
@@ -1986,6 +1989,16 @@
         "@types/unist": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/node": {
+      "version": "25.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-25.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jp2P3tQMSxWugkCUKLRPVUpGaL5MVFwF8RDuSRztfwgN1wmqJeMSbKlnEtQqU8UrhTmzEmZdu2I6v2dpp7XIxw==",
+      "devOptional": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "undici-types": "~7.18.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/unist": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/unist/-/unist-3.0.3.tgz",
@@ -5160,6 +5173,13 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Ql87qFHB3s/De2ClA9e0gsnS6zXG27SkTiSJwjCc9MebbfapQfuPzumMIUMi38ezPZVNFcHI9sUIepeQfw8J8Q==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/undici-types": {
+      "version": "7.18.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-7.18.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AsuCzffGHJybSaRrmr5eHr81mwJU3kjw6M+uprWvCXiNeN9SOGwQ3Jn8jb8m3Z6izVgknn1R0FTCEAP2QrLY/w==",
+      "devOptional": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/unified": {
       "version": "11.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unified/-/unified-11.0.5.tgz",

frontend/package.json

@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@
     "astro": "^6.0.8",
     "marked": "^17.0.5",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.2.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^25.5.0"
   }
 }

frontend/src/pages/index.astro

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import Layout from '../layouts/Layout.astro';
 
 const API_URL = (typeof process !== 'undefined' ? process.env.PUBLIC_API_URL : import.meta.env.PUBLIC_API_URL) || 'http://localhost:3000';
+console.log('Connecting to backend at:', API_URL);
 
 interface Post {
   slug: string;
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ try {
     error = 'Failed to fetch posts';
   }
 } catch (e) {
-  error = 'Could not connect to backend';
+  error = `Could not connect to backend at ${API_URL}: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`;
+  console.error(error);
 }
 
 function formatSlug(slug: string) {

frontend/src/pages/posts/[slug].astro

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ try {
     error = 'Post not found';
   }
 } catch (e) {
-  error = 'Could not connect to backend';
+  error = `Could not connect to backend at ${API_URL}: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`;
+  console.error(error);
 }
 
 function formatSlug(slug: string) {