Fixing some small merge issues and ensure docker runs the backend properly

website/src/pages/api/new_task/[task_type].ts

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const handler = async (req, res) => {
   });
 
   // Update the backend with our Task ID
-  const ackRes = await fetch(`${process.env.FASTAPI_URL}/api/v1/tasks/${task.id}/ack`, {
+  await fetch(`${process.env.FASTAPI_URL}/api/v1/tasks/${task.id}/ack`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: {
       "X-API-Key": process.env.FASTAPI_KEY,
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ const handler = async (req, res) => {
     }),
   });
 
-  ackRes; // calling this only to get rid of the unused variable warning... not sure if anything is intended to be done with ackRes
-
   // Send the results to the client.
   res.status(200).json(registeredTask);
 };