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+---
+# Direct HTTPS access to canary app at nginx-canary.thedevops.dev
+apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
+kind: IngressRoute
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-canary-direct
+  namespace: nginx-canary
+spec:
+  entryPoints:
+    - websecure
+  routes:
+    - match: Host(`nginx-canary.thedevops.dev`)
+      kind: Rule
+      services:
+        - name: nginx-canary
+          port: 80
+  tls:
+    secretName: nginx-canary-tls
+---
+# HTTP redirect for nginx-canary.thedevops.dev
+apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
+kind: IngressRoute
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-canary-direct-http
+  namespace: nginx-canary
+spec:
+  entryPoints:
+    - web
+  routes:
+    - match: Host(`nginx-canary.thedevops.dev`)
+      kind: Rule
+      middlewares:
+        - name: redirect-https
+          namespace: nginx-mcp
+      services:
+        - name: nginx-canary
+          port: 80