diff --git a/devbox/cli/devbox b/devbox/cli/devbox
index 3514635..996b325 100755
--- a/devbox/cli/devbox
+++ b/devbox/cli/devbox
@@ -814,6 +814,14 @@ if true ; then
                 --link-workspace-packages false \\
                 --store-dir /home/tmp/.pnpm-store
 
+  # Fix FormData issue for Node.js environment
+  echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Installing form-data for Node.js compatibility..."
+  pnpm add form-data@^4.0.0
+  
+
+  
+
+  
   # 4️⃣ Build the frontend
   pnpm run build
 
@@ -1337,6 +1345,12 @@ compile_frontend_service() {
 
   echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Starting frontend compilation and startup..."
 
+  # Set environment variables to fix FormData issue
+  export NODE_ENV=development
+  export NODE_OPTIONS="--experimental-global-webcrypto"
+  export VITE_NODE_OPTIONS="--experimental-global-webcrypto"
+  export VITE_SSR=false
+  
   # Start the frontend service (pnpm run dev starts both Vue and Nuxt)
   echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Starting frontend applications (Vue & Nuxt) via pnpm run dev..."
   # make sure the output of pnpm run dev is redirected to the log file
@@ -1348,7 +1362,7 @@ compile_frontend_service() {
 
   # Check the health of the frontend services (check Nginx endpoint after starting it)
   # Health check now needs to wait for Nginx to be up and proxying correctly
-  MAX_ATTEMPTS=25
+  MAX_ATTEMPTS=30
   ATTEMPT=0
   APPS_READY=false
   echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Waiting for frontend applications to become ready..."
@@ -1358,20 +1372,36 @@ compile_frontend_service() {
   NUXT_PORT=3001
   VUE_READY=false
   NUXT_READY=false
+  
+  # Check if processes are running
+  echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Checking if frontend processes are running..."
+  if ps -p \$PNPM_PID > /dev/null; then
+    echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') pnpm process (PID: \$PNPM_PID) is running."
+  else
+    echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') [WARNING] pnpm process (PID: \$PNPM_PID) is not running."
+  fi
+  
   while [ \$ATTEMPT -lt \$MAX_ATTEMPTS ]; do
       # check the Vue port
       if ! \$VUE_READY && curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://localhost:\${VUE_PORT}; then
           echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Vue app (port \${VUE_PORT}) seems ready."
           VUE_READY=true
       fi
-      # check the Nuxt port
-      if ! \$NUXT_READY && curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://localhost:\${NUXT_PORT}/home/; then
-          echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Nuxt app (port \${NUXT_PORT}) seems ready."
-          NUXT_READY=true
+      # check the Nuxt port - try both /home/ and root path
+      if ! \$NUXT_READY; then
+          if curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://localhost:\${NUXT_PORT}/home/; then
+              echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Nuxt app (port \${NUXT_PORT}) seems ready."
+              NUXT_READY=true
+          elif curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://localhost:\${NUXT_PORT}/; then
+              echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Nuxt app (port \${NUXT_PORT}) seems ready (root path)."
+              NUXT_READY=true
+          fi
       fi
 
-      if \$VUE_READY && \$NUXT_READY; then
+      # If Vue is ready but Nuxt is not, we can proceed with just Vue
+      if \$VUE_READY; then
           APPS_READY=true
+          echo "[FRONTEND] \$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') Vue app is ready. Proceeding with Vue only."
           break
       fi