diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 2cd2e46..8fa0799 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Author: fruit.com.cn
 VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8081
-VITE_MEDIA_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8081
+# Leave empty in local development so Vite proxies /files without CORS issues.
+VITE_MEDIA_BASE_URL=
diff --git a/src/services/normalizers.js b/src/services/normalizers.js
index 955d2d4..0d6ad18 100644
--- a/src/services/normalizers.js
+++ b/src/services/normalizers.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Author: fruit.com.cn
 const FALLBACK_IMAGE = '/assets/hero.jpg';
-const MEDIA_BASE_URL = (import.meta.env.VITE_MEDIA_BASE_URL || 'http://127.0.0.1:8081').replace(/\/$/, '');
+const MEDIA_BASE_URL = (import.meta.env.VITE_MEDIA_BASE_URL || '').replace(/\/$/, '');
 const getText = (value, lang = 'id') => (typeof value === 'string' ? value : value?.[lang] || value?.en || value?.id || value?.zh || '');
 const resolveMedia = (value) => value ? (/^https?:\/\//.test(value) ? value : `${MEDIA_BASE_URL}${value}`) : FALLBACK_IMAGE;
 const getImage = (item) => resolveMedia(item.coverLandscape || item.coverUrl || item.cover || item.posterUrl || item.imageUrl);