diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 4520fce..a4988be 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { svelte } from '@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte';
 
 export default defineConfig({
     plugins: [svelte()],
+    // Relative asset paths — makes the built index.html work when opened
+    // directly (file://) or served from any subpath, not just the server root.
+    base: './',
     server: {
         port: 8080,
     },