diff --git a/apps/nginx-weighted/canary-proxy-svc.yaml b/apps/nginx-weighted/canary-proxy-svc.yaml
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--- a/apps/nginx-weighted/canary-proxy-svc.yaml
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-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: nginx-canary-proxy
-  namespace: nginx-mcp
-spec:
-  # ExternalName proxy required because Traefik v3 does not allow
-  # cross-namespace service references inside TraefikService weighted config.
-  # This service bridges nginx-mcp namespace to nginx-canary namespace.
-  type: ExternalName
-  externalName: nginx-canary.nginx-canary.svc.cluster.local
-  ports:
-    - port: 80
-      targetPort: 80