diff --git a/angular.json b/angular.json
index c6ecf73..60ddcdf 100644
--- a/angular.json
+++ b/angular.json
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@
               "buildTarget": "Dexarmarket:build:development"
             },
             "novo": {
-              "buildTarget": "Dexarmarket:build:novo"
+              "buildTarget": "Dexarmarket:build:novo",
+              "proxyConfig": "proxy.conf.novo.json"
             },
             "novo-production": {
               "buildTarget": "Dexarmarket:build:novo-production"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dfd783a..d487789 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "ng": "ng",
     "start": "ng serve",
     "dexar": "ng serve --configuration=development --port 4200",
-    "novo": "ng serve --configuration=novo --port 4201",
+    "novo": "ng serve --configuration=novo --port 4201 --proxy-config proxy.conf.novo.json",
     "start:dexar": "ng serve --configuration=development --port 4200",
     "start:novo": "ng serve --configuration=novo --port 4201",
     "build": "ng build",
diff --git a/proxy.conf.novo.json b/proxy.conf.novo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cadfc0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy.conf.novo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "/api": {
+    "target": "https://api.novo.market:444",
+    "secure": false,
+    "changeOrigin": true,
+    "pathRewrite": {
+      "^/api": ""
+    },
+    "logLevel": "debug"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/pages/home/home.component.html b/src/app/pages/home/home.component.html
index f04979d..b1bdead 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/home/home.component.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/home/home.component.html
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="novo-category-info">
                   <h3>{{ categoryName(category) }}</h3>
+                  @if (getItemCount(category.categoryID)) {
+                    <span class="novo-category-count">{{ getItemCount(category.categoryID) }}</span>
+                  }
                   <span class="novo-category-arrow">→</span>
                 </div>
               </a>
diff --git a/src/app/pages/home/home.component.scss b/src/app/pages/home/home.component.scss
index 760347d..ee34582 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/home/home.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/pages/home/home.component.scss
@@ -307,6 +307,13 @@
     color: var(--text-primary);
     margin: 0;
   }
+
+  .novo-category-count {
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    color: var(--text-secondary, #888);
+    margin-left: auto;
+    margin-right: 0.75rem;
+  }
   
   .novo-category-arrow {
     font-size: 1.5rem;
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.novo.production.ts b/src/environments/environment.novo.production.ts
index 6ca6893..f071fd0 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.novo.production.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.novo.production.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const environment = {
   brandName: 'novo Market',
   brandFullName: 'novo Market',
   theme: 'novo',
-  apiUrl: 'https://api.novo.market:444',
+  apiUrl: '/api',
   logo: '/assets/images/novo-logo.svg',
   contactEmail: 'info@novo.market',
   supportEmail: 'info@novo.market',
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.novo.ts b/src/environments/environment.novo.ts
index d639f02..dfad99b 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.novo.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.novo.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const environment = {
   brandName: 'novo Market',
   brandFullName: 'novo Market',
   theme: 'novo',
-  apiUrl: 'https://api.novo.market:444',
+  apiUrl: '/api',
   logo: '/assets/images/novo-logo.svg',
   contactEmail: 'info@novo.market',
   supportEmail: 'info@novo.market',