diff --git a/istio-manifests/currencyservice-egress-external.yaml b/istio-manifests/currencyservice-egress-external.yaml
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+apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
+kind: ServiceEntry
+metadata:
+  name: currency-provider-external
+spec:
+  hosts:
+  - www.ecb.europa.eu
+  ports:
+  - number: 80
+    name: http
+    protocol: HTTP
+  - number: 443
+    name: https
+    protocol: HTTPS
diff --git a/istio-manifests/frontend-gateway.yaml b/istio-manifests/frontend-gateway.yaml
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+apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
+kind: Gateway
+metadata:
+  name: frontend-gateway
+spec:
+  selector:
+    istio: ingressgateway # use Istio default gateway implementation
+  servers:
+  - port:
+      number: 80
+      name: http
+      protocol: HTTP
+    hosts:
+    - "*"
+---
+apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
+kind: VirtualService
+metadata:
+  name: frontend-ingress
+spec:
+  hosts:
+  - "*"
+  gateways:
+  - frontend-gateway
+  http:
+  - route:
+    - destination:
+        host: frontend
+        port:
+          number: 80
diff --git a/istio-manifests/frontend.yaml b/istio-manifests/frontend.yaml
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+apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
+kind: VirtualService
+metadata:
+  name: frontend
+spec:
+  hosts:
+  - "frontend.default.svc.cluster.local"
+  http:
+  - route:
+    - destination:
+        host: frontend
+        port:
+          number: 80