diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4b9fccf..f567ffc 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-API_URL="http://localhost:3000"
\ No newline at end of file
+API_URL="backend url"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_URL="backend url"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/socket.ts b/src/utils/socket.ts
index 2768937..be3e0a6 100644
--- a/src/utils/socket.ts
+++ b/src/utils/socket.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-import io from 'socket.io-client';
+import { io } from 'socket.io-client';
 
-const socket = io();
+const SOCKET_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL as string;
+
+const socket = io(SOCKET_URL, {
+	transports: ['websocket'],
+	withCredentials: true,
+});
 
 export default socket;