diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/values.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/values.yaml
index 542968f..e326e2b 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/values.yaml
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ frontend:
     port: 3000
     targetPort: 3000
   
-  env: {}
-    # Uncomment and set API_BASE if needed:
-    # API_BASE: "http://localhost:8000/api"
+  env:
+    API_BASE: "https://my-recipes.dvirlabs.com/api"
   
   resources:
     requests:
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ ingress:
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: "/$2"
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex: "true"
   hosts:
-    - host: recipes.local
+    - host: my-recipes.dvirlabs.com
       paths:
         - path: /
           pathType: Prefix
@@ -106,5 +105,5 @@ ingress:
   tls:
     - secretName: recipes-tls
       hosts:
-        - recipes.local
+        - my-recipes.dvirlabs.com
 
diff --git a/manifests/my-recipes/values.yaml b/manifests/my-recipes/values.yaml
index 7dfb4ee..ae86dd9 100644
--- a/manifests/my-recipes/values.yaml
+++ b/manifests/my-recipes/values.yaml
@@ -75,19 +75,20 @@ postgres:
 # Ingress (top-level, maps frontend/backend paths)
 ingress:
   enabled: true
-  className: traefik
+  className: "nginx"
   annotations:
-    traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.entrypoints: websecure
-    traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.tls: "true"
-    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: null
+    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: "/$2"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex: "true"
   hosts:
     - host: my-recipes.dvirlabs.com
       paths:
         - path: /
           pathType: Prefix
           backend: frontend
-        - path: /api
-          pathType: Prefix
+        # use a regex to capture and rewrite /api/... to /... on the backend
+        - path: /api(/|$)(.*)
+          pathType: ImplementationSpecific
           backend: backend
   tls:
     - secretName: recipes-tls