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+# Fix for GitLab initializer ordering bug:
+# 7_prometheus_metrics.rb loads before 7_redis.rb (alphabetical 'p' < 'r'),
+# triggering Redis cache access before Gitlab::Redis::ALL_CLASSES is defined.
+# This ConfigMap provides an early initializer that loads the Redis module first.
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: redis-init-fix
+  namespace: gitlab
+data:
+  0_redis_early.rb: |
+    require "gitlab/redis"