diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 171dee5..ab53ee3 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -b",
-    "dev": "node --env-file-if-exists=.env --watch --experimental-strip-types src/index.ts",
+    "dev": "tsx watch --env-file-if-exists=.env src/index.ts",
     "start": "node --env-file-if-exists=.env dist/index.js",
     "seed-admin": "node --env-file-if-exists=.env scripts/seed-admin.mjs",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/bcrypt": "6.0.0",
     "@types/node": "25.9.3",
+    "tsx": "4.22.4",
     "typescript": "6.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/vite.config.ts b/apps/web/vite.config.ts
index 1c3118c..7333b9c 100644
--- a/apps/web/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/vite.config.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
   server: {
     port: 5173,
     proxy: {
-      "/api": "http://localhost:3000",
-      "/health": "http://localhost:3000",
+      // Use 127.0.0.1 (not "localhost") so the proxy never tries IPv6 ::1
+      // first and stall — the backend binds IPv4. Avoids slow/hung requests,
+      // notably under WSL2 mirrored networking.
+      "/api": "http://127.0.0.1:3000",
+      "/health": "http://127.0.0.1:3000",
     },
   },
   build: {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f77c999..edbe384 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/node':
         specifier: 25.9.3
         version: 25.9.3
+      tsx:
+        specifier: 4.22.4
+        version: 4.22.4
       typescript:
         specifier: 6.0.3
         version: 6.0.3