set proxy for angular using config code example

Example 1: angular run with proxy

# Create Proxy file proxy.conf.json in root folder with the below content

{
  "/api/*": {
    "target": "http://localhost:8080",
    "secure": false,
    "logLevel": "debug",
    "changeOrigin": true,
    "pathRewrite": { "^/api": "" } // needed if you want to change api to empty when calling your backend service
  }
}

# when you run use

ng serve --proxy-config proxy.conf.json

Example 2: adding prod environment file in angular8

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      {
  "/api": {
    "target": "http://localhost:3000",
    "secure": false,
    "pathRewrite": {
      "^/api": ""
    }
  }
}