diff --git a/SampleApi/Program.cs b/SampleApi/Program.cs
index 8581ec2..39873bd 100644
--- a/SampleApi/Program.cs
+++ b/SampleApi/Program.cs
@@ -7,18 +7,29 @@ using System.Diagnostics.Metrics;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+// ONLY FOR TESTING: Allow untrusted certificates
+var handler = new HttpClientHandler
+{
+    ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback = (message, cert, chain, errors) => true
+};
+builder.Services.AddHttpClient("OtlpClient").ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(() => handler);
+
 // 1. Define Resource Information
 var resourceBuilder = ResourceBuilder.CreateDefault()
     .AddService("SampleApi");
 
 // 2. Configuration Variables 
+// Using the API Key from your aspire-dashboard-auth secret
 var oltpApiKey = "mc3G63K2j5ZOEsi0AjMojLTXm1KEZFctzIIjSwDiTGut8qGSkPuWwxGP1RbscJUo";
-var oltpAddress = "http://aspire-dashboard-service.aspire.svc.cluster.local:18889";
+
+// Pointing to your Traefik IngressRoute. 
+// The SDK will append /v1/traces, /v1/metrics, etc., to this base URL
+var oltpAddress = "https://aspire.khongisa.co.za/otlp-grpc";
+//var oltpAddress = "https://aspire.khongisa.co.za/otlp-http";
 
 builder.Services.AddControllers();
 builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
 builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen();
-builder.Services.AddHealthChecks();
 
 // 3. Configure OpenTelemetry Logging
 builder.Logging.AddOpenTelemetry(logging =>
@@ -27,50 +38,44 @@ builder.Logging.AddOpenTelemetry(logging =>
     logging.AddOtlpExporter(opt =>
     {
         opt.Endpoint = new Uri(oltpAddress);
-        opt.Protocol = OtlpExportProtocol.Grpc;
-        opt.Headers = $"x-otlp-api-key={oltpApiKey}";
+        opt.Protocol = OtlpExportProtocol.Grpc; // Switched to gRPC
+        // Note: Headers are only needed if you re-enable ApiKey auth mode
     });
 });
 
-// 4. Configure Tracing and Metrics (Merged into one registration)
+// 4. Configure Tracing and Metrics
 builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
     .WithTracing(tracing => tracing
         .SetResourceBuilder(resourceBuilder)
         .AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
         .AddHttpClientInstrumentation()
-        .AddOtlpExporter(opt => 
+        .AddOtlpExporter(opt =>
         {
             opt.Endpoint = new Uri(oltpAddress);
             opt.Protocol = OtlpExportProtocol.Grpc;
-            opt.Headers = $"x-otlp-api-key={oltpApiKey}";
         }))
     .WithMetrics(metrics => metrics
         .SetResourceBuilder(resourceBuilder)
-        .AddMeter("SampleApi") // Register your custom meter here
+        .AddMeter("SampleApi")
         .AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
         .AddRuntimeInstrumentation()
-        .AddOtlpExporter(opt => 
+        .AddOtlpExporter(opt =>
         {
             opt.Endpoint = new Uri(oltpAddress);
             opt.Protocol = OtlpExportProtocol.Grpc;
-            opt.Headers = $"x-otlp-api-key={oltpApiKey}";
         }));
 
 var app = builder.Build();
 
-// 5. Initialize your Meter for use in the app
-var myMeter = new Meter("SampleApi", "1.0.0");
-var transactionCounter = myMeter.CreateCounter<long>("CustomCounter");
-
 if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
 {
     app.UseSwagger();
     app.UseSwaggerUI();
 }
 
-app.MapHealthChecks("/health");
 app.UseRouting();
 app.UseAuthorization();
 app.MapControllers();
 
+app.Run();
 app.Run();
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