big bug fixes

ui/nuxt.config.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
 export default defineNuxtConfig({
-    ssr: true,
+    // in SSG mode, we dont want to prerender pages since that will do actual API calls
+    // and cause pages like /admin to literally be a redirect to /login
+    ssr: process.env.RENDERING_MODE !== 'static',
     compatibilityDate: '2024-04-03',
 
     css: ['~/assets/css/main.css'],
@@ -12,7 +14,10 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
     nitro: {
         routeRules: {
             '/api/**': { proxy: 'http://localhost:1323/api/**' },
-            '/test/**': { proxy: 'http://localhost:1323/api/**' },
+        },
+        // these routes never change so we can statically prerender them
+        prerender: {
+            routes: ['/login', '/signup', '/']
         }
     },