diff --git a/charts/eoapi/templates/_helpers/networking.tpl b/charts/eoapi/templates/_helpers/networking.tpl
index 81efc07d..4c32bc90 100644
--- a/charts/eoapi/templates/_helpers/networking.tpl
+++ b/charts/eoapi/templates/_helpers/networking.tpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{/*
-Return JSON array of enabled ingress services with resolved path, backend, and rewrite metadata.
-Browser remains on the main ingress; skipStripPrefix excludes it from Traefik strip-prefix only.
+Return JSON array of enabled API ingress services with resolved path, backend, and rewrite metadata.
+Browser is intentionally excluded; it uses its own rewrite-free ingress.
 */}}
 {{- define "eoapi.enabledIngressServices" -}}
 {{- $root := . -}}
@@ -9,45 +9,191 @@ Browser remains on the main ingress; skipStripPrefix excludes it from Traefik st
   (dict "key" "raster")
   (dict "key" "vector")
   (dict "key" "multidim")
-  (dict "key" "browser" "defaultPath" "/browser" "hasOwnPort" true "skipStripPrefix" true)
-  (dict "key" "mockOidcServer" "actualName" "mock-oidc-server" "hasOwnPort" true)
+  (dict "key" "mockOidcServer" "actualName" "mock-oidc-server" "hasOwnPort" true "defaultPath" "/mock-oidc" "config" $root.Values.testing.mockOidcServer)
 -}}
 {{- $resolved := list -}}
 {{- range $entries }}
   {{- $entry := . -}}
-  {{- $service := ternary (index $root.Values "testing" "mockOidcServer") (index $root.Values $entry.key) (eq $entry.key "mockOidcServer") -}}
+  {{- $service := $entry.config | default (index $root.Values $entry.key) -}}
   {{- $ingress := (($service | default dict).ingress) | default dict -}}
   {{- if and $service $service.enabled (or (not $service.ingress) $service.ingress.enabled) }}
     {{- $path := $ingress.path | default $entry.defaultPath -}}
     {{- $useAuthProxy := and $entry.usesAuthProxy (index $root.Values "stac-auth-proxy" "enabled") -}}
-    {{/* nginxStrip: NGINX rewrite path shape; stripPrefix: Traefik middleware (matches main, includes "/") */}}
-    {{- $nginxStrip := and (ne $path "/") (not $useAuthProxy) -}}
-    {{- $stripPrefix := and (not $entry.skipStripPrefix) (not $useAuthProxy) -}}
+    {{- $stripPath := and (ne $path "/") (not $useAuthProxy) -}}
     {{- $serviceName := $entry.actualName | default $entry.key -}}
     {{- $port := $root.Values.service.port -}}
     {{- if $entry.hasOwnPort }}
       {{- $port = (($service.service).port | default 8080) }}
     {{- end }}
-    {{- $resolved = append $resolved (dict "path" $path "serviceName" $serviceName "port" $port "useAuthProxy" $useAuthProxy "stripPath" $nginxStrip "stripPrefix" $stripPrefix) -}}
+    {{- $resolved = append $resolved (dict "path" $path "serviceName" $serviceName "port" $port "useAuthProxy" $useAuthProxy "stripPath" $stripPath) -}}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- toJson $resolved -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
-Return true when at least one ingress service or doc server is enabled.
+Compute ingress gating flags and Traefik strip-prefixes in one pass.
+Returns JSON: mainIngress, passthroughIngress, nginxRewrite, stripPrefixes.
 */}}
-{{- define "eoapi.hasEnabledService" -}}
-{{- if or (include "eoapi.enabledIngressServices" . | fromJsonArray) .Values.docServer.enabled -}}true{{- end -}}
+{{- define "eoapi.ingressFlags" -}}
+{{- $root := . -}}
+{{- $services := include "eoapi.enabledIngressServices" $root | fromJsonArray -}}
+{{- $isNginx := eq $root.Values.ingress.className "nginx" -}}
+{{- $hasNonAuth := false -}}
+{{- $hasAuthProxy := false -}}
+{{- $nginxRewrite := false -}}
+{{- $prefixes := list -}}
+{{- range $services }}
+  {{- if .useAuthProxy }}{{ $hasAuthProxy = true }}{{ else }}{{ $hasNonAuth = true }}{{ end -}}
+  {{- if .stripPath }}
+    {{- $nginxRewrite = true -}}
+    {{- if .path }}{{ $prefixes = append $prefixes .path }}{{ end -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- $mainIngress := false -}}
+{{- if $isNginx -}}
+  {{- if or $hasNonAuth $root.Values.docServer.enabled }}{{ $mainIngress = true }}{{ end -}}
+{{- else -}}
+  {{- if or $hasNonAuth $hasAuthProxy $root.Values.docServer.enabled }}{{ $mainIngress = true }}{{ end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- toJson (dict
+  "mainIngress" $mainIngress
+  "passthroughIngress" (and $isNginx $hasAuthProxy)
+  "nginxRewrite" $nginxRewrite
+  "stripPrefixes" $prefixes
+) -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
-Generate ingress path rules for enabled services and doc server.
+Shared ingress annotations: entrypoints, user annotations, then chart-owned keys (last wins).
+Call with dict "root" . "owned" <dict> "omit" <list> — omit drops keys after merge.
 */}}
-{{- define "eoapi.ingressPaths" -}}
-{{- $root := . -}}
+{{- define "eoapi.ingressCommonAnnotations" -}}
+{{- $root := .root -}}
+{{- $owned := .owned | default dict -}}
+{{- $annotations := dict -}}
+{{- if and (eq $root.Values.ingress.className "traefik") $root.Values.ingress.entrypoints -}}
+{{- $_ := set $annotations "traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.entrypoints" ($root.Values.ingress.entrypoints | toString) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- $annotations = mergeOverwrite $annotations ($root.Values.ingress.annotations | default dict) -}}
+{{- $mwKey := "traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.middlewares" -}}
+{{- if and (hasKey $annotations $mwKey) (hasKey $owned $mwKey) -}}
+{{- $_ := set $owned $mwKey (printf "%s,%s" (get $annotations $mwKey) (get $owned $mwKey)) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- $annotations = mergeOverwrite $annotations $owned -}}
+{{- range (.omit | default list) }}{{ $_ := unset $annotations . }}{{ end -}}
+{{- if not (empty $annotations) -}}
+{{- toYaml $annotations -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Shared ingress rules block for host(s) and path lists.
+Call with dict "root" . "pathsTemplate" <name> "pathsMode" <string> (empty mode is fine).
+Always passes dict "root" $root "mode" $pathsMode to the paths template.
+*/}}
+{{- define "eoapi.ingressRules" -}}
+{{- $root := .root -}}
+{{- $pathsTemplate := .pathsTemplate -}}
+{{- $pathsMode := .pathsMode | default "" -}}
+{{- $pathsCtx := dict "root" $root "mode" $pathsMode -}}
+{{- if $root.Values.ingress.hosts }}
+{{- range $root.Values.ingress.hosts }}
+- host: {{ . }}
+  http:
+    paths:
+      {{- include $pathsTemplate $pathsCtx | nindent 6 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- else }}
+- {{- if $root.Values.ingress.host }}
+  host: {{ $root.Values.ingress.host }}
+  {{- end }}
+  http:
+    paths:
+      {{- include $pathsTemplate $pathsCtx | nindent 6 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Shared TLS block for ingress resources.
+*/}}
+{{- define "eoapi.ingressTls" -}}
+{{- if and .Values.ingress.tls.enabled (or .Values.ingress.hosts .Values.ingress.host) }}
+tls:
+  - hosts:
+      {{- if .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+      {{- range .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+      - {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- else if .Values.ingress.host }}
+      - {{ .Values.ingress.host }}
+      {{- end }}
+    secretName: {{ .Values.ingress.tls.secretName }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Render a full Ingress manifest.
+Call with dict:
+  root, suffix, variant (main|auth-proxy|browser), pathsTemplate,
+  pathsMode (optional), flags (required for main; caller-computed eoapi.ingressFlags)
+*/}}
+{{- define "eoapi.ingressManifest" -}}
+{{- $root := .root -}}
+{{- $suffix := .suffix -}}
+{{- $variant := .variant -}}
+{{- $owned := dict -}}
+{{- $omit := list -}}
+{{- $nginxRewriteKeys := list "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target" "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex" -}}
+{{- if eq $variant "main" }}
+  {{- $flags := .flags -}}
+  {{- if and (eq $root.Values.ingress.className "nginx") $flags.nginxRewrite }}
+    {{- $_ := set $owned "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target" "/$2" -}}
+    {{- $_ := set $owned "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex" "true" -}}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if and (eq $root.Values.ingress.className "traefik") (not (empty $flags.stripPrefixes)) }}
+    {{- $_ := set $owned "traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.middlewares" (printf "%s-%s-strip-prefix-middleware@kubernetescrd" $root.Release.Namespace $root.Release.Name) -}}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if ne $variant "main" }}
+  {{- $omit = $nginxRewriteKeys -}}
+{{- end }}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $root.Release.Name }}-{{ $suffix }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ $root.Release.Name }}-{{ $suffix }}
+  {{- with include "eoapi.ingressCommonAnnotations" (dict "root" $root "owned" $owned "omit" $omit) | trim }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  {{- with $root.Values.ingress.className }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ . }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+{{- include "eoapi.ingressRules" (dict "root" $root "pathsTemplate" .pathsTemplate "pathsMode" (.pathsMode | default "")) | nindent 4 }}
+{{- with include "eoapi.ingressTls" $root | trim }}
+{{ . | indent 2 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+API ingress path rules. Call with dict "root" . "mode" "main"|"passthrough".
+*/}}
+{{- define "eoapi.apiIngressPaths" -}}
+{{- $root := .root -}}
+{{- $mode := .mode | default "main" -}}
 {{- $isNginx := eq $root.Values.ingress.className "nginx" -}}
 {{- range include "eoapi.enabledIngressServices" $root | fromJsonArray }}
+{{- $include := false -}}
+{{- if eq $mode "passthrough" }}
+  {{- $include = .useAuthProxy -}}
+{{- else -}}
+  {{- $include = or (not $isNginx) (not .useAuthProxy) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- if $include }}
 - pathType: {{ if and $isNginx .stripPath }}ImplementationSpecific{{ else }}Prefix{{ end }}
   path: {{ .path }}{{ if and $isNginx .stripPath }}(/|$)(.*){{ end }}
   backend:
@@ -60,7 +206,8 @@ Generate ingress path rules for enabled services and doc server.
       port:
         number: {{ .port }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- if $root.Values.docServer.enabled }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if and (eq $mode "main") $root.Values.docServer.enabled }}
 - pathType: Prefix
   path: "/{{ $root.Values.ingress.rootPath | default "" }}"
   backend:
@@ -72,21 +219,38 @@ Generate ingress path rules for enabled services and doc server.
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
-Return JSON array of path prefixes for Traefik strip-prefix middleware.
+Return true when the browser should be exposed via its own ingress.
 */}}
-{{- define "eoapi.traefikStripPrefixes" -}}
-{{- $prefixes := list -}}
-{{- range include "eoapi.enabledIngressServices" . | fromJsonArray }}
-  {{- if and .stripPrefix .path }}
-    {{- $prefixes = append $prefixes .path }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- toJson $prefixes -}}
+{{- define "eoapi.browserIngressEnabled" -}}
+{{- $browser := .Values.browser -}}
+{{- if and .Values.ingress.enabled $browser $browser.enabled (or (not $browser.ingress) $browser.ingress.enabled) -}}true{{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
-Return the configured browser ingress path without trailing slash.
+Return the configured browser ingress path without trailing slash ("/" for a root path).
 */}}
 {{- define "eoapi.browserIngressPath" -}}
 {{- trimSuffix "/" ((((.Values.browser).ingress).path) | default "/browser") | default "/" -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Return the canonical browser path prefix with trailing slash, as served by the pod (SB_pathPrefix).
+*/}}
+{{- define "eoapi.browserPathPrefix" -}}
+{{- $bare := include "eoapi.browserIngressPath" . -}}
+{{- if eq $bare "/" -}}/{{- else -}}{{ $bare }}/{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Browser ingress path rule. Call with dict "root" .
+*/}}
+{{- define "eoapi.browserIngressPaths" -}}
+{{- $root := .root -}}
+- pathType: Prefix
+  path: {{ include "eoapi.browserIngressPath" $root }}
+  backend:
+    service:
+      name: {{ $root.Release.Name }}-browser
+      port:
+        number: {{ (($root.Values.browser.service).port | default 8080) }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/auth-proxy-ingress.yaml b/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/auth-proxy-ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca36211b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/auth-proxy-ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{{- $flags := include "eoapi.ingressFlags" . | fromJson -}}
+{{- if and .Values.ingress.enabled $flags.passthroughIngress }}
+{{- include "eoapi.ingressManifest" (dict "root" . "suffix" "auth-proxy-ingress" "variant" "auth-proxy" "pathsTemplate" "eoapi.apiIngressPaths" "pathsMode" "passthrough") }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/browser-ingress.yaml b/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/browser-ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..647b212b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/browser-ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{{- if include "eoapi.browserIngressEnabled" . | trim }}
+{{- include "eoapi.ingressManifest" (dict "root" . "suffix" "browser-ingress" "variant" "browser" "pathsTemplate" "eoapi.browserIngressPaths") }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/ingress.yaml b/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/ingress.yaml
index 8b7a657e..1ab01b9c 100644
--- a/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/ingress.yaml
+++ b/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/ingress.yaml
@@ -1,62 +1,4 @@
-{{- if and .Values.ingress.enabled (include "eoapi.hasEnabledService" . | trim | eq "true") }}
-{{- $annotations := dict -}}
-{{- if and (eq .Values.ingress.className "traefik") .Values.ingress.entrypoints -}}
-{{- $_ := set $annotations "traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.entrypoints" (.Values.ingress.entrypoints | toString) -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- $annotations = mergeOverwrite $annotations (.Values.ingress.annotations | default dict) -}}
-{{- if eq .Values.ingress.className "nginx" }}
-{{- $_ := set $annotations "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target" "/$2" -}}
-{{- $_ := set $annotations "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex" "true" -}}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if and (eq .Values.ingress.className "traefik") (include "eoapi.traefikStripPrefixes" . | fromJsonArray) }}
-{{- $_ := set $annotations "traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.middlewares" (printf "%s-%s-strip-prefix-middleware@kubernetescrd" .Release.Namespace .Release.Name) -}}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if semverCompare ">=1.19-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-{{- else if semverCompare ">=1.14-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
-{{- else }}
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-{{- end }}
-kind: Ingress
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-ingress
-  labels:
-    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-ingress
-  {{- with $annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-spec:
-  {{- if and .Values.ingress.className (semverCompare ">=1.18-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion) }}
-  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.className }}
-  {{- end }}
-  rules:
-    {{- if .Values.ingress.hosts }}
-    {{- range .Values.ingress.hosts }}
-    - host: {{ . }}
-      http:
-        paths:
-          {{- include "eoapi.ingressPaths" $ | nindent 10 }}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- else }}
-    - {{- if .Values.ingress.host }}
-      host: {{ .Values.ingress.host }}
-      {{- end }}
-      http:
-        paths:
-          {{- include "eoapi.ingressPaths" . | nindent 10 }}
-    {{- end }}
-  {{- if and .Values.ingress.tls.enabled (or .Values.ingress.hosts .Values.ingress.host) }}
-  tls:
-    - hosts:
-        {{- if .Values.ingress.hosts }}
-        {{- range .Values.ingress.hosts }}
-        - {{ . }}
-        {{- end }}
-        {{- else if .Values.ingress.host }}
-        - {{ .Values.ingress.host }}
-        {{- end }}
-      secretName: {{ .Values.ingress.tls.secretName }}
-  {{- end }}
+{{- $flags := include "eoapi.ingressFlags" . | fromJson -}}
+{{- if and .Values.ingress.enabled $flags.mainIngress }}
+{{- include "eoapi.ingressManifest" (dict "root" . "suffix" "ingress" "variant" "main" "pathsTemplate" "eoapi.apiIngressPaths" "pathsMode" "main" "flags" $flags) }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/traefik-middleware.yaml b/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/traefik-middleware.yaml
index 74abce6a..41b93a82 100644
--- a/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/traefik-middleware.yaml
+++ b/charts/eoapi/templates/networking/traefik-middleware.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{- if and .Values.ingress.enabled (eq .Values.ingress.className "traefik") }}
-{{- $prefixes := include "eoapi.traefikStripPrefixes" . | fromJsonArray -}}
-{{- if $prefixes }}
+{{- $flags := include "eoapi.ingressFlags" . | fromJson -}}
+{{- if not (empty $flags.stripPrefixes) }}
 apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Middleware
 metadata:
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   stripPrefix:
     prefixes:
-      {{- range $prefixes }}
+      {{- range $flags.stripPrefixes }}
       - {{ . }}
       {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/templates/services/browser/deployment.yaml b/charts/eoapi/templates/services/browser/deployment.yaml
index b108b7e1..a9e8e6c5 100644
--- a/charts/eoapi/templates/services/browser/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/eoapi/templates/services/browser/deployment.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ spec:
           ports:
           - containerPort: 8080
           env:
-            {{- $browserPath := include "eoapi.browserIngressPath" . }}
             - name: SB_pathPrefix
-              value: {{ ternary "/" (printf "%s/" $browserPath) (eq $browserPath "/") | quote }}
+              value: {{ include "eoapi.browserPathPrefix" . | quote }}
             - name: SB_catalogUrl
               value: {{ .Values.browser.catalogUrl | default (printf "%s://%s%s" (ternary "https" "http" .Values.ingress.tls.enabled) .Values.ingress.host .Values.stac.ingress.path) | quote }}
             {{- if .Values.browser.catalogTitle }}
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
                   "openIdConnectUrl": "{{ .Values.browser.oidcDiscoveryUrl }}",
                   "oidcConfig": {
                     "client_id": "{{ .Values.browser.oidcClientId | default "test-client" }}",
-                    "redirect_uri": "{{ if .Values.ingress.tls.enabled }}https{{ else }}http{{ end }}://{{ .Values.ingress.host }}{{ .Values.browser.ingress.path | default "/browser" | trimSuffix "/" }}/auth"
+                    "redirect_uri": "{{ if .Values.ingress.tls.enabled }}https{{ else }}http{{ end }}://{{ .Values.ingress.host }}{{ trimSuffix "/" (((.Values.browser).ingress).path | default "/browser") }}/auth"
                   }
                 }
               {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/tests/browser_ingress_test.yaml b/charts/eoapi/tests/browser_ingress_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be509d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/eoapi/tests/browser_ingress_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+suite: browser ingress
+templates:
+  - templates/_helpers/networking.tpl
+  - templates/networking/browser-ingress.yaml
+set:
+  ingress.enabled: true
+  ingress.host: eoapi.local
+  stac.enabled: false
+  raster.enabled: false
+  vector.enabled: false
+  multidim.enabled: false
+  docServer.enabled: false
+
+tests:
+  - it: "creates the browser ingress when browser is the only enabled service"
+    template: templates/networking/browser-ingress.yaml
+    set:
+      ingress.className: traefik
+      browser.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: Ingress
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels.app
+          value: RELEASE-NAME-browser-ingress
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].path
+          value: "/browser"
+
+  - it: "strips nginx rewrite annotations from the browser ingress"
+    template: templates/networking/browser-ingress.yaml
+    set:
+      ingress.className: nginx
+      ingress.annotations:
+        nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /$2
+        nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex: "true"
+        cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
+      browser.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: Ingress
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].path
+          value: "/browser"
+      - notExists:
+          path: metadata.annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target"]
+      - notExists:
+          path: metadata.annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex"]
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.annotations["cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer"]
+          value: letsencrypt-prod
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/tests/ingress_test.yaml b/charts/eoapi/tests/ingress_test.yaml
index 05919c04..40d7bff6 100644
--- a/charts/eoapi/tests/ingress_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/eoapi/tests/ingress_test.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ suite: unified ingress tests
 templates:
   - templates/_helpers/networking.tpl
   - templates/networking/ingress.yaml
+
 tests:
   - it: "should not create ingress when all services disabled"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: spec.ingressClassName
           value: "traefik"
+      - notExists:
+          path: metadata.annotations["traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.middlewares"]
 
   - it: "vector ingress with nginx controller"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
@@ -223,12 +226,11 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[2].path
           value: "/features(/|$)(.*)"
-      - equal:
-          path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[3].path
-          value: "/browser(/|$)(.*)"
-      - equal:
-          path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].pathType
-          value: "ImplementationSpecific"
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.rules[0].http.paths
+          content:
+            path: "/browser"
+          any: true
 
   - it: "multiple hosts with services"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
@@ -313,27 +315,7 @@ tests:
           path: spec.tls[0].secretName
           value: "eoapi-tls"
 
-  - it: "stac with auth proxy enabled"
-    template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
-    set:
-      ingress.enabled: true
-      ingress.className: "nginx"
-      raster.enabled: false
-      stac.enabled: true
-      stac.ingress.enabled: true
-      stac.ingress.path: "/stac"
-      stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true
-      vector.enabled: false
-      multidim.enabled: false
-      browser.enabled: false
-    asserts:
-      - isKind:
-          of: Ingress
-      - equal:
-          path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].backend.service.name
-          value: RELEASE-NAME-stac-auth-proxy
-
-  - it: "browser with default path"
+  - it: "docServer creates root path entry"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
     set:
       ingress.enabled: true
@@ -342,19 +324,19 @@ tests:
       stac.enabled: false
       vector.enabled: false
       multidim.enabled: false
-      browser.enabled: true
-      browser.ingress.enabled: true
+      browser.enabled: false
+      docServer.enabled: true
     asserts:
       - isKind:
           of: Ingress
       - equal:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].path
-          value: "/browser(/|$)(.*)"
+          value: "/"
       - equal:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].backend.service.name
-          value: RELEASE-NAME-browser
+          value: RELEASE-NAME-doc-server
 
-  - it: "docServer creates root path entry"
+  - it: "mockOidcServer with custom path"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
     set:
       ingress.enabled: true
@@ -364,18 +346,21 @@ tests:
       vector.enabled: false
       multidim.enabled: false
       browser.enabled: false
-      docServer.enabled: true
+      testing.mockOidcServer.enabled: true
+      testing.mockOidcServer.service.port: 8080
+      testing.mockOidcServer.ingress.enabled: true
+      testing.mockOidcServer.ingress.path: "/auth"
     asserts:
       - isKind:
           of: Ingress
       - equal:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].path
-          value: "/"
+          value: "/auth(/|$)(.*)"
       - equal:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].backend.service.name
-          value: RELEASE-NAME-doc-server
+          value: RELEASE-NAME-mock-oidc-server
 
-  - it: "mockOidcServer with custom path"
+  - it: "mockOidcServer without ingress block falls back to default path"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
     set:
       ingress.enabled: true
@@ -386,18 +371,18 @@ tests:
       multidim.enabled: false
       browser.enabled: false
       testing.mockOidcServer.enabled: true
-      testing.mockOidcServer.service.port: 8080
-      testing.mockOidcServer.ingress.enabled: true
-      testing.mockOidcServer.ingress.path: "/auth"
     asserts:
       - isKind:
           of: Ingress
       - equal:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].path
-          value: "/auth(/|$)(.*)"
+          value: "/mock-oidc(/|$)(.*)"
       - equal:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].backend.service.name
           value: RELEASE-NAME-mock-oidc-server
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].http.paths[0].backend.service.port.number
+          value: 8080
 
   - it: "custom annotations preserved"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
@@ -446,7 +431,7 @@ tests:
             cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"
             traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.middlewares: NAMESPACE-RELEASE-NAME-strip-prefix-middleware@kubernetescrd
 
-  - it: "traefik chart middlewares win over user router.middlewares annotation"
+  - it: "traefik chart middlewares merge with user router.middlewares annotation"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
     set:
       ingress.className: "traefik"
@@ -461,7 +446,7 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - equal:
           path: metadata.annotations["traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.middlewares"]
-          value: NAMESPACE-RELEASE-NAME-strip-prefix-middleware@kubernetescrd
+          value: custom-auth@kubernetescrd,NAMESPACE-RELEASE-NAME-strip-prefix-middleware@kubernetescrd
 
   - it: "nginx chart rewrite annotations win over user rewrite-target/use-regex"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
@@ -537,6 +522,7 @@ tests:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths
           content:
             path: "/raster(/|$)(.*)"
+          any: true
 
   - it: "multidim ingress with traefik controller"
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/tests/stac-auth-proxy-ingress_test.yaml b/charts/eoapi/tests/stac-auth-proxy-ingress_test.yaml
index e25ae95c..eaa7c704 100644
--- a/charts/eoapi/tests/stac-auth-proxy-ingress_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/eoapi/tests/stac-auth-proxy-ingress_test.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 suite: test ingress routing without stripPrefix middleware
 templates:
   - templates/_helpers/networking.tpl
+  - templates/networking/auth-proxy-ingress.yaml
+  - templates/networking/browser-ingress.yaml
   - templates/networking/ingress.yaml
 
 tests:
-  - it: should route ingress to stac-auth-proxy when enabled
-    template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
+  - it: should route auth-proxy on rewrite-free ingress when enabled on nginx
+    template: templates/networking/auth-proxy-ingress.yaml
     set:
       ingress.enabled: true
       ingress.className: nginx
@@ -15,6 +17,9 @@ tests:
       stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true
       service.port: 8080
     asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: RELEASE-NAME-auth-proxy-ingress
       - contains:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths
           content:
@@ -25,6 +30,30 @@ tests:
                 name: RELEASE-NAME-stac-auth-proxy
                 port:
                   number: 8080
+      - notExists:
+          path: metadata.annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target"]
+      - notExists:
+          path: metadata.annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex"]
+
+  - it: should omit auth-proxy path from main nginx ingress
+    template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
+    set:
+      ingress.enabled: true
+      ingress.className: nginx
+      stac.enabled: true
+      stac.ingress.path: "/stac"
+      stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true
+      raster.enabled: true
+      service.port: 8080
+    asserts:
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.rules[0].http.paths
+          content:
+            path: /stac
+          any: true
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target"]
+          value: /$2
 
   - it: should route ingress directly to stac when auth-proxy is disabled
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
@@ -48,27 +77,31 @@ tests:
                 port:
                   number: 8080
 
-  - it: should not create ingress when both stac and browser are disabled
-    template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
+  - it: should not create auth-proxy ingress when auth-proxy is disabled
+    template: templates/networking/auth-proxy-ingress.yaml
     set:
       ingress.enabled: true
-      stac.enabled: false
-      browser.enabled: false
-      stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true
-      raster.enabled: false
-      vector.enabled: false
-      multidim.enabled: false
-      docServer.enabled: false
+      ingress.className: nginx
+      stac.enabled: true
+      stac-auth-proxy.enabled: false
     asserts:
       - hasDocuments:
           count: 0
 
-  - it: should route correctly with experimental profile
+  - it: should keep auth-proxy on main ingress for traefik
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
-    values:
-      - ../profiles/experimental.yaml
     set:
       ingress.enabled: true
+      ingress.className: traefik
+      stac.enabled: true
+      stac.ingress.path: "/stac"
+      stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true
+      raster.enabled: false
+      vector.enabled: false
+      multidim.enabled: false
+      browser.enabled: false
+      docServer.enabled: false
+      service.port: 8080
     asserts:
       - contains:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths
@@ -80,30 +113,23 @@ tests:
                 name: RELEASE-NAME-stac-auth-proxy
                 port:
                   number: 8080
+      # no path needs stripping here, so the strip-prefix middleware never renders;
+      # the router annotation must not dangle a reference to it either (#568)
+      - notExists:
+          path: metadata.annotations["traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.middlewares"]
 
-  - it: should route ingress to browser
-    template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
+  - it: should not create auth-proxy ingress for traefik
+    template: templates/networking/auth-proxy-ingress.yaml
     set:
       ingress.enabled: true
-      ingress.className: nginx
-      browser.enabled: true
-      stac.enabled: false
-      raster.enabled: false
-      vector.enabled: false
-      multidim.enabled: false
+      ingress.className: traefik
+      stac.enabled: true
+      stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true
     asserts:
-      - contains:
-          path: spec.rules[0].http.paths
-          content:
-            pathType: ImplementationSpecific
-            path: /browser(/|$)(.*)
-            backend:
-              service:
-                name: RELEASE-NAME-browser
-                port:
-                  number: 8080
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
 
-  - it: should include both stac and browser when both enabled
+  - it: should omit auth-proxy and browser from main nginx ingress when both enabled
     template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
     set:
       ingress.enabled: true
@@ -113,25 +139,16 @@ tests:
       stac.ingress.path: "/stac"
       stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true
       browser.enabled: true
+      raster.enabled: true
       service.port: 8080
     asserts:
-      - contains:
+      - notContains:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths
           content:
-            pathType: Prefix
             path: /stac
-            backend:
-              service:
-                name: RELEASE-NAME-stac-auth-proxy
-                port:
-                  number: 8080
-      - contains:
+          any: true
+      - notContains:
           path: spec.rules[0].http.paths
           content:
-            pathType: ImplementationSpecific
-            path: /browser(/|$)(.*)
-            backend:
-              service:
-                name: RELEASE-NAME-browser
-                port:
-                  number: 8080
+            path: /browser
+          any: true
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/tests/stac_browser_tests.yaml b/charts/eoapi/tests/stac_browser_tests.yaml
index 5c4107e3..a13c5220 100644
--- a/charts/eoapi/tests/stac_browser_tests.yaml
+++ b/charts/eoapi/tests/stac_browser_tests.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,27 @@ tests:
       - matchRegex:
           path: metadata.labels.app
           pattern: ^RELEASE-NAME-browser$
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SB_pathPrefix
+            value: "/browser/"
+  - it: "stac browser deployment with custom ingress path"
+    set:
+      raster.enabled: false
+      stac.enabled: false
+      vector.enabled: false
+      multidim.enabled: false
+      browser.enabled: true
+      browser.ingress.path: "/stac-browser"
+    template: templates/services/browser/deployment.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SB_pathPrefix
+            value: "/stac-browser/"
+
   - it: "stac browser service"
     set:
       raster.enabled: false
@@ -84,6 +105,35 @@ tests:
                   "redirect_uri": "http://localhost/browser/auth"
                 }
               }
+  - it: "stac browser auth redirect_uri with root ingress path"
+    set:
+      raster.enabled: false
+      stac.enabled: true
+      vector.enabled: false
+      multidim.enabled: false
+      browser.enabled: true
+      browser.ingress.path: "/"
+      stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true
+      stac-auth-proxy.env.OIDC_DISCOVERY_URL: "http://localhost/mock-oidc/.well-known/openid-configuration"
+      ingress.host: "localhost"
+      stac.ingress.path: "/stac"
+      browser.oidcClientId: "test-client"
+      browser.oidcDiscoveryUrl: "http://localhost/mock-oidc/.well-known/openid-configuration"
+    template: templates/services/browser/deployment.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SB_authConfig
+            value: |-
+              {
+                "type": "openIdConnect",
+                "openIdConnectUrl": "http://localhost/mock-oidc/.well-known/openid-configuration",
+                "oidcConfig": {
+                  "client_id": "test-client",
+                  "redirect_uri": "http://localhost/auth"
+                }
+              }
   - it: "stac browser deployment with custom OIDC_DISCOVERY_URL"
     set:
       raster.enabled: false
@@ -137,6 +187,7 @@ tests:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
           content:
             name: SB_authConfig
+          any: true
   - it: "stac browser deployment with custom catalogUrl override"
     set:
       raster.enabled: false
@@ -363,7 +414,7 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - isKind:
           of: Deployment
-      # default extraEnv ([]) adds nothing — only the built-in SB_pathPrefix and SB_catalogUrl remain
+      # default extraEnv ([]) adds nothing — built-in SB_pathPrefix and SB_catalogUrl remain
       - lengthEqual:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
           count: 2
diff --git a/charts/eoapi/tests/traefik_middleware_test.yaml b/charts/eoapi/tests/traefik_middleware_test.yaml
index c5e4afe4..14773328 100644
--- a/charts/eoapi/tests/traefik_middleware_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/eoapi/tests/traefik_middleware_test.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 suite: traefik strip-prefix middleware
 templates:
   - templates/_helpers/networking.tpl
-  - templates/networking/ingress.yaml
   - templates/networking/traefik-middleware.yaml
+
 tests:
   - it: "traefik strip-prefix middleware renders enabled service prefixes"
     template: templates/networking/traefik-middleware.yaml
@@ -43,22 +43,16 @@ tests:
           path: spec.stripPrefix.prefixes
           value:
             - /raster
-
-  - it: "omits the strip-prefix annotation when no middleware renders, so the router reference never dangles (#568)"
+  - it: "renders no strip-prefix middleware when no path needs stripping"
+    template: templates/networking/traefik-middleware.yaml
     set:
-      ingress.className: traefik
-      ingress.host: eoapi.local
-      browser.enabled: true
-      browser.ingress.path: "/"
-      stac.enabled: false
+      ingress.className: "traefik"
+      stac.enabled: true
+      stac.ingress.path: "/"
       raster.enabled: false
       vector.enabled: false
       multidim.enabled: false
-      docServer.enabled: false
+      browser.enabled: false
     asserts:
-      - template: templates/networking/traefik-middleware.yaml
-        hasDocuments:
+      - hasDocuments:
           count: 0
-      - template: templates/networking/ingress.yaml
-        notExists:
-          path: metadata.annotations["traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/router.middlewares"]
diff --git a/docs/unified-ingress.md b/docs/unified-ingress.md
index 83ec93ce..356d08a5 100644
--- a/docs/unified-ingress.md
+++ b/docs/unified-ingress.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ eoAPI includes a single streamlined ingress configuration with smart defaults th
 - Custom paths: `raster.ingress.path: "/tiles"`
 - Internal-only services stay off ingress
 
-**Note:** Ingress is only created when at least one service is enabled.
+**Note:** The main ingress is created when at least one API service or doc server is enabled. The browser has its own rewrite-free ingress when `ingress.enabled` is true, browser is enabled, and `browser.ingress` is not disabled (omitting `browser.ingress` still enables it).
 
 ## Configuration
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ All services use `pathType: Prefix` and handle their own path prefixes internall
 - **Raster**: `--root-path=/raster`
 - **Vector**: `--root-path=/vector`
 - **Multidim**: `--root-path=/multidim`
-- **Browser**: Configured via environment variable
+- **Browser**: Served from a separate rewrite-free ingress; the pod receives `SB_pathPrefix` from `browser.ingress.path`
 
 ### Ingress Controller Support
 
@@ -141,21 +141,18 @@ Ingress strips /raster
 Service receives: GET /tiles/123
 ```
 
-**Exception:** STAC with `stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true` receives full path `/stac/...`
+**Exception:** STAC with `stac-auth-proxy.enabled: true` receives full path `/stac/...`. On NGINX this is served from a separate rewrite-free ingress; Traefik keeps auth-proxy on the main ingress and omits `/stac` from strip-prefix.
 
 ## STAC Browser Configuration
 
-The STAC browser now uses a separate ingress configuration to handle its unique requirements:
-- Fixed `/browser` path prefix
-- Special rewrite rules for browser-specific routes
-- Maintains compatibility with both NGINX and Traefik
+The STAC browser uses its own ingress so path rewriting does not strip the browser prefix. The pod receives `SB_pathPrefix` from `browser.ingress.path`.
 
-The browser-specific ingress is automatically configured when browser is enabled:
 ```yaml
 browser:
   enabled: true
   ingress:
     enabled: true  # Can be disabled independently
+    path: "/browser"
 ```
 
 ### Custom Ingress Solutions