diff --git a/src/backend/main.py b/src/backend/main.py
index 9bda30d3..c72b0a6e 100644
--- a/src/backend/main.py
+++ b/src/backend/main.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from backend.server.scheduler_manage import SchedulerManage
 from backend.server.server_args import parse_args
 from backend.server.static_config import get_model_list, get_node_join_command
+from common.file_util import get_project_root
 from parallax_utils.ascii_anime import display_parallax_run
 from parallax_utils.logging_config import get_logger, set_log_level
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ async def openai_v1_chat_completions(raw_request: Request):
 # Disable caching for index.html
 @app.get("/")
 async def serve_index():
-    response = FileResponse("src/frontend/dist/index.html")
+    response = FileResponse(str(get_project_root()) + "/src/frontend/dist/index.html")
     # Disable cache
     response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0"
     response.headers["Pragma"] = "no-cache"
@@ -122,7 +123,11 @@ async def serve_index():
 
 
 # mount the frontend
-app.mount("/", StaticFiles(directory="src/frontend/dist", html=True), name="static")
+app.mount(
+    "/",
+    StaticFiles(directory=str(get_project_root() / "src" / "frontend" / "dist"), html=True),
+    name="static",
+)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = parse_args()
diff --git a/src/backend/server/server_args.py b/src/backend/server/server_args.py
index 3117ef12..27207c7c 100644
--- a/src/backend/server/server_args.py
+++ b/src/backend/server/server_args.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser.add_argument("--dht-prefix", type=str, default="gradient", help="Prefix for DHT keys")
 
     # Scheduler configuration
-    parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=5000, help="Port to listen on")
+    parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=3001, help="Port to listen on")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--log-level",
         type=str,
diff --git a/src/common/file_util.py b/src/common/file_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3efb24f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/file_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def get_project_root():
+    """Get the project root directory."""
+    # Search for the project root by looking for pyproject.toml in parent directories
+    current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+    while current_dir != current_dir.parent:
+        if (current_dir / "pyproject.toml").exists():
+            return current_dir
+        current_dir = current_dir.parent
+
+    # If not found, fallback to current working directory
+    return Path.cwd()
diff --git a/src/parallax/cli.py b/src/parallax/cli.py
index 51ee06ef..64ce2c67 100644
--- a/src/parallax/cli.py
+++ b/src/parallax/cli.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 import signal
 import subprocess
 import sys
-from pathlib import Path
 
+from common.file_util import get_project_root
 from common.static_config import get_relay_params
 from parallax_utils.logging_config import get_logger
 
@@ -29,19 +29,6 @@ def check_python_version():
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def get_project_root():
-    """Get the project root directory."""
-    # Search for the project root by looking for pyproject.toml in parent directories
-    current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
-    while current_dir != current_dir.parent:
-        if (current_dir / "pyproject.toml").exists():
-            return current_dir
-        current_dir = current_dir.parent
-
-    # If not found, fallback to current working directory
-    return Path.cwd()
-
-
 def _flag_present(args_list: list[str], flag_names: list[str]) -> bool:
     """Return True if any of the given flags is present in args_list.
 
diff --git a/src/parallax_utils/ascii_anime.py b/src/parallax_utils/ascii_anime.py
index 38ffbffe..38eae149 100755
--- a/src/parallax_utils/ascii_anime.py
+++ b/src/parallax_utils/ascii_anime.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import math
 import os
 
+from common.file_util import get_project_root
+
 
 class HexColorPrinter:
     COLOR_MAP = {
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ def display_ascii_animation_join(animation_data, model_name):
 
 
 def display_parallax_run():
-    file_path = "./src/parallax_utils/anime/parallax_run.json"
+    file_path = str(get_project_root()) + "/src/parallax_utils/anime/parallax_run.json"
     try:
         with open(file_path, "r") as f:
             animation_data = json.load(f)
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ def display_parallax_run():
 
 
 def display_parallax_join(model_name):
-    file_path = "./src/parallax_utils/anime/parallax_join.json"
+    file_path = str(get_project_root()) + "/src/parallax_utils/anime/parallax_join.json"
     try:
         with open(file_path, "r") as f:
             animation_data = json.load(f)