diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e776a9acc..a81f081293 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ We are still using node 16.x and npm 8.x. If you are [using nvm](https://github.
 - `npm run e2e`: Runs the Playwright end-to-end tests locally.
 - `npm run e2e:headed`: Runs end-to-end tests in headed mode debug mode. Useful if you need to debug why a particular test isn't work. For example, to debug the `table.spec.ts` test directly, you could run `npm run e2e:headed -- ./tests/table.spec.ts`.
 
-Edit `.env.local` in each package to contain the following pointing to your local DHC address. These are needed for the session websocket and for things like notebooks to be proxied correctly by Vite.
+If your DHC address is different from the default `http://localhost:10000`, edit `.env.local` in each package to point to your local DHC. This is needed for the session websocket and for things like notebooks to be proxied correctly by Vite.
 
 ```
-VITE_CORE_API_URL=http://localhost:10000/jsapi
-VITE_PROXY_URL=http://localhost:10000
+VITE_PROXY_URL=http://<dhc-host>:<port>
 ```
 
 ## Package Overview
diff --git a/packages/code-studio/.env b/packages/code-studio/.env
index 5096748708..162d2c4bb3 100644
--- a/packages/code-studio/.env
+++ b/packages/code-studio/.env
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ VITE_CORE_API_URL=/jsapi
 VITE_CORE_API_NAME=dh-core.js
 VITE_OPEN_API_NAME=dh-internal.js
 VITE_PLUGIN_URL=/ide/plugins/
+VITE_PROXY_URL=http://localhost:10000
 VITE_NOTEBOOKS_URL=/notebooks
 VITE_LAYOUTS_URL=/layouts
 VITE_ENABLE_LOG_PROXY=true
diff --git a/packages/code-studio/.env.development b/packages/code-studio/.env.development
index 435b779fe8..4965764969 100644
--- a/packages/code-studio/.env.development
+++ b/packages/code-studio/.env.development
@@ -5,5 +5,3 @@ BASE_URL=/
 VITE_INTERNAL_COMPONENT_PLUGINS=ExamplePlugin
 PORT=4000
 VITE_LOG_LEVEL=4
-
-VITE_PROXY_URL=http://localhost:10000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/embed-chart/.env b/packages/embed-chart/.env
index 5c3d56bf62..bcdccf5a84 100644
--- a/packages/embed-chart/.env
+++ b/packages/embed-chart/.env
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ VITE_CORE_API_NAME=dh-core.js
 VITE_BUILD_PATH=./build
 VITE_LOG_LEVEL=2
 VITE_FAVICON=./favicon-cc-app.svg
+VITE_PROXY_URL=http://localhost:10000
diff --git a/packages/embed-chart/.env.development b/packages/embed-chart/.env.development
index d4a436f374..b9d0bee432 100644
--- a/packages/embed-chart/.env.development
+++ b/packages/embed-chart/.env.development
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@ VITE_FAVICON=./favicon-cc-app-dev.svg
 
 # 4020 So not to conflict with code-studio
 PORT=4020
-
-VITE_PROXY_URL=http://localhost:10000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/embed-grid/.env b/packages/embed-grid/.env
index 5c3d56bf62..bcdccf5a84 100644
--- a/packages/embed-grid/.env
+++ b/packages/embed-grid/.env
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ VITE_CORE_API_NAME=dh-core.js
 VITE_BUILD_PATH=./build
 VITE_LOG_LEVEL=2
 VITE_FAVICON=./favicon-cc-app.svg
+VITE_PROXY_URL=http://localhost:10000
diff --git a/packages/embed-grid/.env.development b/packages/embed-grid/.env.development
index b98c681181..d555e97cda 100644
--- a/packages/embed-grid/.env.development
+++ b/packages/embed-grid/.env.development
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@ VITE_FAVICON=./favicon-cc-app-dev.svg
 
 # 4010 So not to conflict with code-studio
 PORT=4010
-
-VITE_PROXY_URL=http://localhost:10000
\ No newline at end of file