diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/cypress.config.ts b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/cypress.config.ts
index 28e33d10..f5b3bb98 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/cypress.config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { defineConfig } from "cypress";
 
 export default defineConfig({
   e2e: {
-    baseUrl: 'http://localhost:5175/strudel-kit/demo/',
+    baseUrl: 'http://localhost:5175/',
     specPattern: ['cypress/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}', 'src/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}']
   },
 });
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/package.json b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/package.json
index 07260d0e..f9076eb2 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/package.json
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/package.json
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.6.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react-refresh": "^0.4.6",
     "gh-pages": "^6.1.1",
-    "typedoc": "^0.25.13",
-    "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "^4.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2",
     "vite": "^5.2.10"
   },
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/components/Footer.tsx b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/components/Footer.tsx
index d64b88e1..2ca31199 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { config } from '../../strudel.config';
 import { AppLink } from './AppLink';
 import { ImageWrapper } from './ImageWrapper';
+import { cleanPath } from '../utils/queryParams.utils';
 
 /**
  * Bottom footer component
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export const Footer: React.FC = () => {
               {config.footer.image && (
                 <AppLink to="/">
                   <ImageWrapper height={60}>
-                    <img src={`${import.meta.env.BASE_URL}/${config.footer.image}`} />
+                    <img src={cleanPath(`${import.meta.env.BASE_URL}/${config.footer.image}`)} />
                   </ImageWrapper>
                 </AppLink>
               )}
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/components/TopBar.tsx b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/components/TopBar.tsx
index 0558e727..e430f295 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/components/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/components/TopBar.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { AppLink } from './AppLink';
 import { config } from '../../strudel.config';
 import { ImageWrapper } from './ImageWrapper';
+import { cleanPath } from '../utils/queryParams.utils';
 
 /**
  * Top navigation bar component
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export const TopBar: React.FC = () => {
             )}
             {config.navbar.logo && (
               <ImageWrapper height={30}>
-                <img src={`${import.meta.env.BASE_URL}/${config.navbar.logo}`} />
+                <img src={cleanPath(`${import.meta.env.BASE_URL}/${config.navbar.logo}`)} />
               </ImageWrapper>
             )}
           </AppLink>
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/utils/queryParams.utils.ts b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/utils/queryParams.utils.ts
index 15cafd7b..d58ce0d8 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/utils/queryParams.utils.ts
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/utils/queryParams.utils.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ export const cleanUrl = (url: string) => {
   return url.replace(/([^:]\/)\/+/g, "$1");
 }
 
+export const cleanPath = (url: string) => {
+  return url.replace(/\/\//g, "/");
+}
+
 /**
  * Fetch data from a local CSV, TSV, or JSON, or an external API
  * that returns JSON.
@@ -120,7 +124,8 @@ export const fetchData = async (dataSource: string) => {
   const base = document.querySelector('base')?.getAttribute('href') ?? '';
   // Use the VITE_BASE_URL env variable to specify a path prefix that 
   // should be added to routes and local requests
-  const basename = base + import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_URL;
+  const basePath = import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_URL || '';
+  const basename = base + basePath;
   const fileExtension = dataSource.split('.').pop();
   const isExternal = dataSource.startsWith('http');
   const dataSourcePath = isExternal ? cleanUrl(dataSource) : cleanUrl(`${basename}/${dataSource}`);
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/utils/useDataFromSource.tsx b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/utils/useDataFromSource.tsx
index 0d9094bc..450024bc 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/utils/useDataFromSource.tsx
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/base/{@cookiecutter.name@}/src/utils/useDataFromSource.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export const useDataFromSource = (dataSource: string): any => {
    * Use the VITE_BASE_URL env variable to specify a path prefix that 
    * should be added to routes and local requests
    */
-  const basename = base + import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_URL;
+  const basePath = import.meta.env.VITE_BASE_URL || '';
+  const basename = base + basePath;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const fetchData = async () => {
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/compare-data/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts b/strudel-cookiecutter/compare-data/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
index 4b439dfa..3c9939c3 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/compare-data/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/compare-data/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const taskflow: CompareDataConfig = {
       /**
        * Source of the data for the initial list of items. 
        */
-      source: "default/compare-data/scenarios.json",
+      source: "data/default/compare-data/scenarios.json",
       /**
        * Field name for the unique ID in the data source.
        */
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/contribute-data/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts b/strudel-cookiecutter/contribute-data/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
index 4f175b74..754bb4be 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/contribute-data/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/contribute-data/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const taskflow: ContributeDataConfig = {
       /**
        * Source of the data for the initial list of datasets on the portal page. 
        */
-      source: "default/contribute-data/contributor_datasets.json",
+      source: "data/default/contribute-data/contributor_datasets.json",
       /**
        * Name of the field in the data that represents a unique identifier for each record. 
        */
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/monitor-activities/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts b/strudel-cookiecutter/monitor-activities/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
index f32987c3..1e8510d8 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/monitor-activities/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/monitor-activities/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const taskflow: MonitorActivitiesConfig = {
       /**
        * Source of the data for the initial list of items. 
        */
-      source: "default/monitor-activities/experiments.json",
+      source: "data/default/monitor-activities/experiments.json",
       /**
        * Field name for the unique ID in the data source.
        */
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/run-computation/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts b/strudel-cookiecutter/run-computation/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
index d89be82d..6aa4dfb4 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/run-computation/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/run-computation/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const taskflow: RunComputationConfig = {
       /**
        * Source of the data for the initial list of items.
        */
-      source: "default/run-computation/list.json",
+      source: "data/default/run-computation/list.json",
       /**
        * Field name for the unique ID in the data source.
        */
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const taskflow: RunComputationConfig = {
       /**
        * Source of the data for the table on the inputs page.
        */
-      source: "default/run-computation/inputs.json",
+      source: "data/default/run-computation/inputs.json",
       /**
        * Field name for the unique ID in the data source.
        */
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const taskflow: RunComputationConfig = {
        * The return format must be compatible with Plotly's data attribue. 
        * See the [Plotly Figure Reference](https://plotly.com/javascript/reference/index/) for more details.
        */
-      source: "default/run-computation/results_line_chart.json"
+      source: "data/default/run-computation/results_line_chart.json"
     },
     barChart: {
       /**
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ export const taskflow: RunComputationConfig = {
        * The return format must be compatible with Plotly's data attribue. 
        * See the [Plotly Figure Reference](https://plotly.com/javascript/reference/index/) for more details.
        */
-      source: "default/run-computation/results_bar_chart.json"
+      source: "data/default/run-computation/results_bar_chart.json"
     },
     results: {
       /**
        * Source of the data for the table on the results page.
        */
-      source: "default/run-computation/results_table.json",
+      source: "data/default/run-computation/results_table.json",
       /**
        * Field name for the unique ID in the data source.
        */
diff --git a/strudel-cookiecutter/search-data-repositories/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts b/strudel-cookiecutter/search-data-repositories/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
index be9214bf..312afeba 100644
--- a/strudel-cookiecutter/search-data-repositories/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
+++ b/strudel-cookiecutter/search-data-repositories/{@cookiecutter.name@}/_config/taskflow.config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const taskflow: SearchDataRepositoriesConfig = {
       /**
        * Source of the data for the initial list of items on the main page.
        */
-      source: "default/search-data-repositories/datasets.json",
+      source: "data/default/search-data-repositories/datasets.json",
       /**
        * Field name for the unique ID in the data source.
        */