diff --git a/proxy/kube.yml b/proxy/kube.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..073dcb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/kube.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: taxonium-proxy-deployment
+spec:
+  replicas: 1  # Number of replicas
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: taxonium-proxy
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: taxonium-proxy
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: taxonium-proxy
+        image: theosanderson/taxonium_proxy:master
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 3000
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: taxonium-proxy-service
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: taxonium-proxy
+  ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 80
+      targetPort: 3000
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: taxonium-proxy-ingress
+  annotations:
+    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: "nginx"  # assuming you are using nginx ingress controller
+spec:
+  rules:
+  - host: proxy2.taxonium.org
+    http:
+      paths:
+      - pathType: Prefix
+        path: "/"
+        backend:
+          service:
+            name: taxonium-proxy-service
+            port:
+              number: 80
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diff --git a/proxy/server.js b/proxy/server.js
index b42005f2..ab5d3837 100644
--- a/proxy/server.js
+++ b/proxy/server.js
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ const corsOptions = {
 };
 
 // Apply CORS
-app.use(cors(corsOptions));
+
+//app.use(cors(corsOptions));
+
 
 // Rate limiting middleware
 const limiter = rateLimit({