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+# Needed to internally expose thanos
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: gitlab-staging-ingress-nginx-application
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  project: default # Todo define a project to limit the deployment types
+  source:
+    chart: ingress-nginx
+    repoURL: https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx
+    targetRevision: 4.2.5
+    helm:
+      releaseName: ingress-nginx
+      values: |
+        controller:
+          ingressClassResource:
+            default: false # be sure to not interfere with gitlab-ingress class
+          service:
+            annotations:
+              service.beta.kubernetes.io/azure-load-balancer-internal: "true"
+            externalTrafficPolicy: Local
+            loadBalancerIP: 10.240.0.100
+          # internal:
+          #   enabled: true
+          #   externalTrafficPolicy: Local
+  destination:
+    server: https://192.168.200.13
+    namespace: ingress-nginx
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+      allowEmpty: false