diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index 89c9f46..40d8c75 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -1,31 +1,58 @@
-A simple guide on how to start on poetry, a simple package manager like npm but for python.
+## Poetry + FastAPI
 
-Make sure you cd into the parent backend folder when running the api. 
+A simple guide on how to start on poetry, a simple **package manager** like npm but for python.
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ref : 
+- [official docs](https://python-poetry.org/docs/)
+- [medium article](https://medium.com/@caetanoog/start-your-first-fastapi-server-with-poetry-in-10-minutes-fef90e9604d9)
+
+### Setup
+
+Make sure you `cd` into the parent backend folder when running the api. 
+
+-----------------------------------------
 
 To start with Poetry on mac, run:
 
-brew install poetry
+`brew install poetry`
+
+(or) Linux, macOS, Windows (WSL) :
+
+`curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -`
 
-This will set up poetry.
+This will set up poetry. check installation using `poetry --version`
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+------------------------------------------
 
 To install dependencies, run:
 
-poetry install
+`poetry install`
+
+- The install command reads the `pyproject.toml` file from the current project, resolves the dependencies, and installs them.
+- If there is a `poetry.lock` file in the current directory, it will use the exact versions from there instead of resolving them. 
+- This ensures that everyone using the library will get the same versions of the dependencies.
+
+------------------------------------------
+
+
+To start the FastAPI server locally (using virtual env), run:
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+`poetry shell`
 
+and then run:
 
-To start the api locally, run:
+`uvicorn main:app --reload`
 
-poetry shell 
+- Your local host on port `8000` should now be running the api : http://127.0.0.1:8000/
 
-AND THEN: 
+### Frontend: basic request to API
 
-uvicorn main:app --reload
+ref : 
+- guide : https://vercel.com/templates/next.js/nextjs-fastapi-starter
+- repo : https://github.com/digitros/nextjs-fastapi
 
+ > Make sure both the frontend and backend setups are up and running
 
-Your local host on port 8000 should now be running the api
\ No newline at end of file
+- next.js frontend running on http://localhost:3000/  
+- fastAPI server runs on http://127.0.0.1:8000/ 
+- front end api requests made from http://localhost:3000/api/python
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index d786432..a6d81bc 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 app = FastAPI()
 
-
 @app.get("/")
 async def root():
-    return {"message": "Hello World"}
\ No newline at end of file
+    return {"message": "Hello World"}
+
+@app.get("/api/python")
+async def root():
+    return {"message": "Hello from fastAPI backend"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/next.config.js b/frontend/next.config.js
index a843cbe..f8a3f5f 100644
--- a/frontend/next.config.js
+++ b/frontend/next.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
-  reactStrictMode: true,
-}
+  rewrites: async () => {
+    return [
+      {
+        source: "/api/:path*",
+        destination:
+          process.env.NODE_ENV === "development"
+            ? "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/:path*"
+            : "/api/",
+      },
+      {
+        source: "/docs",
+        destination:
+          process.env.NODE_ENV === "development"
+            ? "http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs"
+            : "/api/docs",
+      },
+      {
+        source: "/openapi.json",
+        destination:
+          process.env.NODE_ENV === "development"
+            ? "http://127.0.0.1:8000/openapi.json"
+            : "/api/openapi.json",
+      },
+    ];
+  },
+};
 
-module.exports = nextConfig
+module.exports = nextConfig;
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diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 61a265f..4ab3186 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@emotion/styled": "^11.11.0",
         "@mui/icons-material": "^5.14.14",
         "@mui/material": "^5.14.14",
-        "next": "13.5.6",
+        "next": "^13.5.6",
         "react": "^18",
         "react-dom": "^18",
         "sass": "^1.69.4"
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/index.js b/frontend/src/pages/index.js
index 372c3df..1741d60 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export default function Home() {
-  return <h1></h1>;
+  return <h1>
+    Hello Team!
+  </h1>;
 }