Static CSS and JS Files Not Loading Without Login on GitLab-CE Installed via Helm on Google Cloud

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I installed GitLab-CE using the official Helm chart in a Google Cloud Kubernetes environment. The service is running, and I can access the GitLab login page at the configured domain. However, the static files (CSS and JS) required for proper rendering of the page are not loading unless I log in. The browser’s network console shows that requests to assets like application.css are being redirected to /users/sign_in.

I would like to configure GitLab to allow static files (e.g., CSS and JS) to load without requiring authentication. Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

  1. Ensured that the public_enabled setting is true via values.yaml:

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global:
  appConfig:
    publicEnabled: true
    restrictedVisibilityLevels: []
  1. Tested access to static files inside the pod using curl:

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curl -I http://localhost:8080/assets/application.css

This results in a 302 Found redirect to /users/sign_in.
3. Attempted to update settings via gitlab-rails console in the gitlab-toolbox pod:

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ApplicationSetting.current.update!(public_enabled: true)
ApplicationSetting.current.update!(restricted_visibility_levels: [])
Rails.cache.clear

Despite these steps, the static files are still not accessible without logging in.

Questions:

  1. Is there any additional configuration needed in the Helm values.yaml file or elsewhere to allow public access to static files?
  2. Could this issue be related to how Ingress or NGINX is configured in my Kubernetes environment? If so, what specific annotations or settings should I use?
  3. Are there other GitLab settings or steps I might have missed to resolve this issue?

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!