diff --git a/applications/samples/deploy/values.yaml b/applications/samples/deploy/values.yaml
index 607c99445..55bcb0d4e 100644
--- a/applications/samples/deploy/values.yaml
+++ b/applications/samples/deploy/values.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ harness:
   service:
     port: 8080
     auto: true
+  route_pattern: '/(?!\/metrics\/?$)\/.*'
   use_services:
     - name: common
   deployment:
@@ -96,4 +97,4 @@ harness:
 
   dockerfile:
     buildArgs:
-      TEST_ARGUMENT: example value
\ No newline at end of file
+      TEST_ARGUMENT: example value
diff --git a/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/certs/letsencrypt.yaml b/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/certs/letsencrypt.yaml
index be45ac346..7135e79c0 100644
--- a/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/certs/letsencrypt.yaml
+++ b/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/certs/letsencrypt.yaml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ spec:
     solvers:
     - http01:
         ingress:
-          class: nginx
+          class: {{ .Values.ingress.ingressClass }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/ingress.yaml b/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/ingress.yaml
index 5d3ea8ee7..b48309a40 100644
--- a/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/ingress.yaml
+++ b/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
-      - path: /(.*)
+      - path: {{ default .root.Values.ingress.route_pattern $app.harness.route_pattern }}
         pathType: ImplementationSpecific
         backend:
           service:
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
   {{ $domain := .root.Values.domain }}
   {{ $secured_gatekeepers := and .root.Values.secured_gatekeepers }}
   {{ $app := get .root.Values.apps  .service_name}}
-      - path: /proxy/{{ $app.harness.service.name }}/(.*)
+  {{ $routePattern := default .root.Values.ingress.route_pattern $app.harness.route_pattern }}
+      - path: /proxy/{{ $app.harness.service.name }}{{ $routePattern }}
         pathType: ImplementationSpecific
         backend:
           service:
@@ -69,11 +70,12 @@ kind: Ingress
 metadata:
   name: {{ .Values.ingress.name | quote }}
   annotations:
-    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx # Deprecated by Kubernetes, however still required for GKE
+    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: {{ .Values.ingress.ingressClass }} # Deprecated by Kubernetes, however still required for GKE
     {{- if and (not .Values.local) $tls }}
     kubernetes.io/tls-acme: 'true'
     cert-manager.io/issuer: {{ printf "%s-%s" "letsencrypt" .Values.namespace }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{- if eq .Values.ingress.ingressClass "nginx" }}
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: {{ (and $tls .Values.ingress.ssl_redirect) | quote }}
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: '{{ .Values.proxy.payload.max }}m'
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-buffer-size: '128k'
@@ -86,8 +88,15 @@ metadata:
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-read-timeout: {{ .Values.proxy.timeout.read | quote }}
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-send-timeout: {{ .Values.proxy.timeout.send | quote }}
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-forwarded-headers: {{ .Values.proxy.forwardedHeaders | quote }}
+    {{- else if eq .Values.ingress.ingressClass "traefik" }}
+    traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.pathmatcher: "PathRegexp"
+    traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.middlewares: {{ printf "%s-ch-rewrite-target@kubernetescrd,%s-ch-body-size@kubernetescrd" .Values.namespace .Values.namespace }}{{ if and $tls .Values.ingress.ssl_redirect }},{{ printf "%s-ch-ssl-redirect@kubernetescrd" .Values.namespace }}{{ end }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- with .Values.ingress.annotations }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
 spec:
-  ingressClassName: nginx
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.ingressClass }}
   rules:
   {{- range $app := .Values.apps }}
     {{- if (and $mainapp (and $app.harness.name (eq $app.harness.name $mainapp))) }}
@@ -147,4 +156,4 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
     secretName: tls-secret
   {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/traefik-middlewares.yaml b/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/traefik-middlewares.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42b600e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment-configuration/helm/templates/traefik-middlewares.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{{- if and .Values.ingress.enabled (eq .Values.ingress.ingressClass "traefik") }}
+{{ $tls := not (not .Values.tls) }}
+# Rewrite target: equivalent of nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /$1
+apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Middleware
+metadata:
+  name: ch-rewrite-target
+spec:
+  replacePathRegex:
+    regex: "^/[^/]+(.*)"
+    replacement: "/$1"
+---
+# Body size / buffering: equivalent of nginx proxy-body-size, proxy-buffer-size
+apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Middleware
+metadata:
+  name: ch-body-size
+spec:
+  buffering:
+    maxRequestBodyBytes: {{ mul .Values.proxy.payload.max 1048576 }}
+    memRequestBodyBytes: 131072
+    memResponseBodyBytes: 131072
+{{- if and $tls .Values.ingress.ssl_redirect }}
+---
+# SSL redirect: equivalent of nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect
+apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Middleware
+metadata:
+  name: ch-ssl-redirect
+spec:
+  redirectScheme:
+    scheme: https
+    permanent: true
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deployment-configuration/helm/values.yaml b/deployment-configuration/helm/values.yaml
index 8b83c0477..c92544f86 100644
--- a/deployment-configuration/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment-configuration/helm/values.yaml
@@ -35,11 +35,17 @@ ingress:
   enabled: true
   # -- K8s Name of ingress.
   name: cloudharness-ingress
+  # -- The ingress class to use (e.g. "nginx", "traefik").
+  ingressClass: nginx
+  # -- Additional custom annotations to add to the Ingress resource.
+  annotations: {}
   # -- Enables/disables SSL redirect.
   ssl_redirect: true
   letsencrypt:
     # -- Email for letsencrypt.
     email: cloudharness@metacell.us
+  # -- Default regex segment for routes (used in paths like '/(pattern)').
+  route_pattern: "/(.*)"
 backup:
   # -- Flag to enable/disable backups.
   active: false
@@ -89,4 +95,4 @@ proxy:
       requests:
         memory: "32Mi"
       limits:
-        memory: "64Mi"
\ No newline at end of file
+        memory: "64Mi"
diff --git a/docs/ingress-domains-proxies.md b/docs/ingress-domains-proxies.md
index 08b86f5ce..349ac53f8 100644
--- a/docs/ingress-domains-proxies.md
+++ b/docs/ingress-domains-proxies.md
@@ -68,4 +68,38 @@ proxy:
 
 Note that in the case that gatekeepers are enabled, the same configurations are applied
 to the gatekeepers, unless the application override them on `harness.proxy.*`.
-See also the [gatekeepers documentation](./accounts.md#secure-and-enpoint-with-the-gatekeeper).
\ No newline at end of file
+See also the [gatekeepers documentation](./accounts.md#secure-and-enpoint-with-the-gatekeeper).
+
+## Route pattern configuration
+
+Cloud Harness allows customizing which request paths are routed to an application
+via a glob-style regular expression. There are two levels where this can be set:
+
+- **Global**: `ingress.route_pattern` in `deployment-configuration/helm/values.yaml` (applies to all apps by default).
+- **Application**: `harness.route_pattern` in an application's `values.yaml` (overrides the global value for that app).
+
+The Helm ingress template uses the application-level `harness.route_pattern` when present,
+falling back to the global `ingress.route_pattern` otherwise.
+
+Example (global default in `deployment-configuration/helm/values.yaml`):
+
+```yaml
+ingress:
+  # Default regex segment for routes (used in paths like '/(pattern)')
+  route_pattern: "/(.*)"
+```
+
+Example (application override in `applications/<app>/deploy/values.yaml`):
+
+```yaml
+harness:
+  # route_pattern is used to build the Ingress path for the app
+  route_pattern: '/((?!(?:metrics)(?:/)?$).*)' # exclude only '/metrics' and '/metrics/'
+```
+
+Notes:
+- The pattern is inserted into the generated Ingress `path` field. Make sure the regex
+  is valid for your ingress controller and matches the expected path syntax.
+- If you only need to exclude a single exact path (for example `/metrics`), use a
+  negative lookahead like the example above. If you prefer a simpler global default,
+  leave `ingress.route_pattern` as `"/(.*)"` and override per-app when needed.
diff --git a/tools/deployment-cli-tools/tests/test_codefresh.py b/tools/deployment-cli-tools/tests/test_codefresh.py
index 5f096f334..65bd1fc20 100644
--- a/tools/deployment-cli-tools/tests/test_codefresh.py
+++ b/tools/deployment-cli-tools/tests/test_codefresh.py
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def test_steps_ordered_by_stage_in_generated_config():
         assert step_stage_indices == sorted(step_stage_indices), \
             "Steps are not ordered by stage. Got stages: " + str(
                 [step.get('stage') for step in steps.values() if step and isinstance(step, dict)]
-            )
+        )
     finally:
         import shutil
         shutil.rmtree(BUILD_MERGE_DIR, ignore_errors=True)