diff --git a/apps/admin/src/App.tsx b/apps/admin/src/App.tsx
index 842b0c4..f3332d9 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/App.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { ReportagePage } from "./pages/ReportagePage";
 
 export default function App() {
   return (
-    <BrowserRouter>
+    <BrowserRouter basename={import.meta.env.BASE_URL.replace(/\/$/, "")}>
       <Routes>
         <Route path="/login" element={<LoginPage />} />
 
diff --git a/apps/admin/vite.config.ts b/apps/admin/vite.config.ts
index 74abf53..26a4c22 100644
--- a/apps/admin/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/admin/vite.config.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
+  // Production one-VM path deploy: VITE_BASE=/admin/
+  // Subdomain deploy can omit this (defaults to /).
+  base: process.env.VITE_BASE ?? "/",
   server: {
     host: "127.0.0.1",
     port: 5173,