- Deleted the `package-lock.json` file from the root directory.
- Modified the `dev` target in the API Makefile to start Redis using Docker Compose from the parent directory, improving service orchestration.
- Updated the `next.config.mjs` to load environment variables from the parent directory during development.
- Added `dotenv` as a dependency in both `package.json` and `package-lock.json` to manage environment variables effectively.
These changes streamline the development setup and enhance the management of environment variables.