Try hardcoded npm run dev

frontend/playwright.config.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
      * Maximum time expect() should wait for the condition to be met.
      * For example in `await expect(locator).toHaveText();`
      */
-    timeout: 5000,
+    timeout: 5 * 1000,
   },
   /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
@@ -31,16 +31,19 @@ export default defineConfig({
   reporter: 'html',
   /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
   use: {
+    viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 },
     /* Maximum time each action such as `click()` can take. Defaults to 0 (no limit). */
-    actionTimeout: 0,
-    /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
-    baseURL: process.env.CI ? 'http://localhost:4173' : 'http://localhost:5173',
+    actionTimeout: 5 * 1000,
+    /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. 
+    needs to be in sync with "webserver" config below*/
+    // baseURL: process.env.CI ? 'http://localhost:4173' : 'http://localhost:5173',
+    baseURL: 'http://localhost:5173',
 
     /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
     trace: 'on-first-retry',
 
     /* Only on CI systems run the tests headless */
-    /*headless: !!process.env.CI,*/
+    headless: !!process.env.CI,
   },
 
   /* Configure projects for major browsers */
@@ -103,8 +106,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
      * Use the preview server on CI for more realistic testing.
      * Playwright will re-use the local server if there is already a dev-server running.
      */
-    command: process.env.CI ? 'npm run preview' : 'npm run dev',
-    port: process.env.CI ? 4173 : 5173,
+    // command: process.env.CI ? 'npm run preview' : 'npm run dev',
+    command: 'npm run dev',
+    // port: process.env.CI ? 4173 : 5173,
+    port: 5173,
     reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
   },
 })