diff --git a/.a8r.yaml b/.a8r.yaml
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+k8s_config:
+- manifest_path: /manifests
+  cluster_info:
+    cluster_id: 0a6420b3-eac5-5ea0-bd62-a1f0afbcee5d
+    cluster_name: Ariel Lev's cluster
diff --git a/manifests/echo-service.yaml b/manifests/echo-service.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: echo-server
+  namespace: gitops-demo
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: echo-server
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: echo-server
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: echo-server
+          image: jmalloc/echo-server
+          ports:
+            - name: http-port
+              containerPort: 8080
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: echo-server
+  namespace: gitops-demo
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http-port
+      port: 80
+      targetPort: http-port
+      protocol: TCP
+  selector:
+    app: echo-server
+---
+apiVersion: getambassador.io/v3alpha1
+kind: Mapping
+metadata:
+  name: echo-server1
+  namespace: gitops-demo
+spec:
+  hostname: '*'
+  prefix: /backend/
+  service: echo-server
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