diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/hooks/base.tsx b/src/hooks/base.tsx
index 3c6be07..5b9e984 100644
--- a/src/hooks/base.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/base.tsx
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-export const BACKEND_URL = "http://localhost:5000";
+export const BACKEND_URL =
+  "https://byu-cpc-backend-433866642768.us-west1.run.app";