diff --git a/src/hooks.client.ts b/src/hooks.client.ts
index d713138..b6a625b 100644
--- a/src/hooks.client.ts
+++ b/src/hooks.client.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function isPostHogInitialized() {
 
 export function init() {
   const key = "phc_AS2JXQsqEwNNreH5kra5Eefd5TijExE5eiLfwdzXLhPg";
-  const host = "https://us.i.posthog.com";
+  const host = "/ingest";
 
   if (!key || !host) {
     if (dev) {
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export function init() {
 
   posthog.init(key, {
     api_host: host,
+    ui_host: "https://us.posthog.com",
     defaults: "2026-08-30",
     capture_pageview: "history_change",
     capture_exceptions: {
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index 4c81f26..02e0965 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://openapi.vercel.sh/vercel.json",
   "framework": "sveltekit",
+  "rewrites": [
+    {
+      "source": "/ingest/static/:path*",
+      "destination": "https://us-assets.i.posthog.com/static/:path*"
+    },
+    {
+      "source": "/ingest/array/:path*",
+      "destination": "https://us-assets.i.posthog.com/array/:path*"
+    },
+    {
+      "source": "/ingest/:path*",
+      "destination": "https://us.i.posthog.com/:path*"
+    }
+  ],
   "redirects": [
     {
       "source": "/docs/2026-09-18-why-lightcms",
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 92f6336..9596fe7 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/vite";
 import { mdsvex } from "mdsvex";
 import { defineConfig } from "vite-plus";
 
+const stripIngestPrefix = (path: string) => path.replace(/^\/ingest/, "");
+
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
     // Vitest v4 compatibility: preserve mock call history.
@@ -18,6 +20,24 @@ export default defineConfig({
   },
   server: {
     allowedHosts: true,
+    // Mirrors the PostHog rewrites in vercel.json so `api_host: "/ingest"` works in dev.
+    proxy: {
+      "/ingest/static": {
+        target: "https://us-assets.i.posthog.com",
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        rewrite: stripIngestPrefix,
+      },
+      "/ingest/array": {
+        target: "https://us-assets.i.posthog.com",
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        rewrite: stripIngestPrefix,
+      },
+      "/ingest": {
+        target: "https://us.i.posthog.com",
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        rewrite: stripIngestPrefix,
+      },
+    },
   },
   resolve: {
     dedupe: [