diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/ocp-operator.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/ocp-operator.sh
index dd7b97ba62..60cd9e8d11 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/ocp-operator.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/ocp-operator.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ initiate_operator_deployments() {
 initiate_operator_deployments_osd_gcp() {
   log::info "Initiating Operator-backed deployments on OSD-GCP (orchestrator disabled)"
 
-  prepare_operator
+  # Note: prepare_operator is already called in handle_ocp_operator() before this function
 
   namespace::configure "${NAME_SPACE}"
   deploy_test_backstage_customization_provider "${NAME_SPACE}"
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ initiate_operator_deployments_osd_gcp() {
   common::save_artifact "${NAME_SPACE}" "/tmp/configmap-dynamic-plugins.yaml"
 
   oc apply -f /tmp/configmap-dynamic-plugins.yaml -n "${NAME_SPACE}"
+  # Add explicit plugin paths for ghcr.io plugins to avoid network calls during auto-detection
+  # Patch the ConfigMap before deploying the operator so the init container reads the patched version
+  config::add_explicit_plugin_paths_osd_gcp "${NAME_SPACE}" "dynamic-plugins"
+
   deploy_redis_cache "${NAME_SPACE}"
   deploy_rhdh_operator "${NAME_SPACE}" "${DIR}/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start.yaml"
 
@@ -78,6 +82,10 @@ initiate_operator_deployments_osd_gcp() {
   common::save_artifact "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}" "/tmp/configmap-dynamic-plugins-rbac.yaml"
 
   oc apply -f /tmp/configmap-dynamic-plugins-rbac.yaml -n "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}"
+  # Add explicit plugin paths for ghcr.io plugins to avoid network calls during auto-detection
+  # Patch the ConfigMap before deploying the operator so the init container reads the patched version
+  config::add_explicit_plugin_paths_osd_gcp "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}" "dynamic-plugins"
+
   deploy_rhdh_operator "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}" "${DIR}/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start-rbac.yaml"
 
   # Skip orchestrator plugins and workflows for OSD-GCP RBAC
@@ -85,12 +93,36 @@ initiate_operator_deployments_osd_gcp() {
 }
 
 run_operator_runtime_config_change_tests() {
-  # Deploy `showcase-runtime` to run tests that require configuration changes at runtime
+  # Deploy `showcase-runtime` to run tests that require configuration changes at runtime.
+  # The runtime CRD (rhdh-start-runtime.yaml) uses an external PostgreSQL database
+  # (enableLocalDb: false) and requires postgres-crt and postgres-cred secrets.
+
+  namespace::configure "${NAME_SPACE_POSTGRES_DB}"
   namespace::configure "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
+
+  # Set up the external PostgreSQL database (Crunchy Postgres) and create the postgres-cred secret
+  configure_external_postgres_db "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
+
+  # Create the postgres-crt secret from the Crunchy Postgres cluster CA certificate.
+  # The rhdh-start-runtime.yaml CRD mounts this as /opt/app-root/src/postgres-crt.pem
+  log::info "Creating postgres-crt secret in ${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME} from Crunchy Postgres cluster certificate..."
+  oc get secret postgress-external-db-cluster-cert -n "${NAME_SPACE_POSTGRES_DB}" \
+    -o jsonpath='{.data.ca\.crt}' | base64 --decode > /tmp/postgres-crt.pem
+  oc create secret generic postgres-crt \
+    --from-file="postgres-crt.pem=/tmp/postgres-crt.pem" \
+    --namespace="${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" \
+    --dry-run=client -o yaml | oc apply -f -
+
+  # Update the RHDH_RUNTIME_URL in the postgres-cred secret
+  local runtime_url="https://backstage-${RELEASE_NAME}-${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
+  local runtime_url_b64
+  runtime_url_b64=$(echo -n "${runtime_url}" | base64 -w 0)
+  oc patch secret postgres-cred -n "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" \
+    --type='json' -p="[{\"op\": \"replace\", \"path\": \"/data/RHDH_RUNTIME_URL\", \"value\": \"${runtime_url_b64}\"}]" || true
+
   oc apply -f "$DIR/resources/postgres-db/dynamic-plugins-root-PVC.yaml" -n "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
   config::create_app_config_map "$DIR/resources/postgres-db/rds-app-config.yaml" "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
   deploy_rhdh_operator "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${DIR}/resources/rhdh-operator/rhdh-start-runtime.yaml"
-  local runtime_url="https://backstage-${RELEASE_NAME}-${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
   testing::run_tests "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${PW_PROJECT_SHOWCASE_RUNTIME}" "${runtime_url}"
 }
 
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/lib/config.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/lib/config.sh
index 9978499bc5..c79c0373ac 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/lib/config.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/lib/config.sh
@@ -140,3 +140,279 @@ config::prepare_operator_app_config() {
   yq e -i '.permission.rbac.conditionalPoliciesFile = "./rbac/conditional-policies.yaml"' "${config_file}"
   return $?
 }
+
+# Add explicit plugin paths for ghcr.io plugins to avoid network calls during auto-detection
+# This is needed for OSD-GCP where ghcr.io is not accessible during init container execution
+# Args:
+#   $1 - namespace: Target namespace
+#   $2 - configmap_name: Name of the ConfigMap (default: dynamic-plugins)
+# Returns:
+#   0 - Success
+config::add_explicit_plugin_paths_osd_gcp() {
+  local namespace=$1
+  local configmap_name="${2:-dynamic-plugins}"
+
+  if [[ -z "$namespace" ]]; then
+    log::error "Missing required parameter: namespace"
+    log::info "Usage: config::add_explicit_plugin_paths_osd_gcp <namespace> [configmap_name]"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  log::info "Adding explicit plugin paths for ghcr.io plugins in ConfigMap ${configmap_name} (OSD-GCP cannot reach ghcr.io for auto-detection)"
+
+  # Map of plugin packages to their explicit plugin paths (to avoid network calls for auto-detection)
+  # Format: "package:version" -> "plugin-path"
+  # This list includes all known ghcr.io plugins that might be in the catalog index
+  # The plugin path is typically the last component of the image path
+  declare -A plugin_paths=(
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-quay:bs_1.45.3__2.14.0"]="backstage-community-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-quay"
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-nexus-repository-manager:bs_1.45.3__1.19.4"]="backstage-community-plugin-nexus-repository-manager"
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-jenkins-backend:bs_1.45.3__0.22.0"]="backstage-community-plugin-jenkins-backend"
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud:bs_1.45.3__0.2.15"]="backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud"
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud:bs_1.45.3__0.5.5"]="backstage-plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud"
+    # Additional ghcr.io plugins that might be in the catalog index
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops-backend:bs_1.45.3__0.23.0"]="backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops-backend"
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops:bs_1.45.3__0.23.0"]="backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops"
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-3scale-backend:bs_1.45.3__3.10.0"]="backstage-community-plugin-3scale-backend"
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-argocd-backend:bs_1.45.3__1.0.2"]="backstage-community-plugin-argocd-backend"
+    ["oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-argocd:bs_1.45.3__2.4.3"]="backstage-community-plugin-argocd"
+  )
+
+  # Get current ConfigMap content
+  local current_yaml
+  current_yaml=$(oc get cm "${configmap_name}" -n "${namespace}" -o jsonpath='{.data.dynamic-plugins\.yaml}' 2> /dev/null)
+
+  if [[ -z "$current_yaml" ]]; then
+    log::warn "ConfigMap ${configmap_name} not found or has no dynamic-plugins.yaml data in namespace ${namespace}"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  # Create a temporary file with the current YAML
+  local temp_file
+  temp_file=$(mktemp)
+  echo "$current_yaml" > "$temp_file"
+
+  # Helper function to extract plugin path from image name
+  # For ghcr.io plugins, the path is typically the last component before the tag
+  extract_plugin_path() {
+    local package="$1"
+    # Remove oci:// prefix and extract the last path component before : or @
+    echo "${package}" | sed -E 's|^oci://ghcr.io/[^/]+/[^/]+/([^:@]+).*|\1|'
+  }
+
+  # Extract catalog index and add all ghcr.io plugins from it to the ConfigMap
+  # This ensures all catalog index plugins have explicit paths before the init container processes them
+  local catalog_index_image="quay.io/rhdh/plugin-catalog-index:1.10"
+  local catalog_index_temp_dir
+  catalog_index_temp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+  trap 'rm -rf "$catalog_index_temp_dir"' EXIT
+
+  log::info "Extracting catalog index ${catalog_index_image} to find all ghcr.io plugins"
+
+  if command -v skopeo > /dev/null 2>&1 && command -v yq > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    local catalog_index_local_dir="${catalog_index_temp_dir}/catalog-index-oci"
+    mkdir -p "${catalog_index_local_dir}"
+
+    # Try to extract the catalog index image (may fail if network is restricted, but that's okay)
+    if skopeo copy --override-os=linux --override-arch=amd64 "docker://${catalog_index_image}" "dir:${catalog_index_local_dir}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      log::info "Successfully extracted catalog index image"
+
+      # Extract the dynamic-plugins.default.yaml file
+      local manifest_path="${catalog_index_local_dir}/manifest.json"
+      if [[ -f "$manifest_path" ]]; then
+        # Extract layers to find the YAML file
+        local layer_digest
+        layer_digest=$(jq -r '.layers[0].digest' "$manifest_path" 2> /dev/null || echo "")
+        if [[ -n "$layer_digest" && "$layer_digest" != "null" ]]; then
+          local layer_file="${catalog_index_local_dir}/${layer_digest#sha256:}"
+          if [[ -f "$layer_file" ]]; then
+            # Extract the layer tarball
+            local catalog_yaml_dir="${catalog_index_temp_dir}/catalog-yaml"
+            mkdir -p "${catalog_yaml_dir}"
+            tar -xf "${layer_file}" -C "${catalog_yaml_dir}" 2> /dev/null || true
+
+            local catalog_plugins_file="${catalog_yaml_dir}/dynamic-plugins.default.yaml"
+            if [[ -f "$catalog_plugins_file" ]]; then
+              log::info "Found catalog index plugins file, extracting ghcr.io plugins"
+
+              # Extract all ghcr.io plugins from the catalog index
+              local catalog_ghcr_plugins
+              catalog_ghcr_plugins=$(yq eval '.plugins[] | select(.package | startswith("oci://ghcr.io")) | .package' "$catalog_plugins_file" 2> /dev/null || true)
+
+              if [[ -n "$catalog_ghcr_plugins" ]]; then
+                while IFS= read -r catalog_plugin; do
+                  [[ -z "$catalog_plugin" ]] && continue
+
+                  # Skip if already has explicit path
+                  if [[ "$catalog_plugin" == *"!"* ]]; then
+                    continue
+                  fi
+
+                  # Infer plugin path from image name
+                  local inferred_path
+                  inferred_path=$(extract_plugin_path "$catalog_plugin")
+                  local catalog_plugin_with_path="${catalog_plugin}!${inferred_path}"
+
+                  # Check if this plugin is already in our explicit list or ConfigMap
+                  local already_added=false
+                  for known_package in "${!plugin_paths[@]}"; do
+                    local base_known="${known_package%%:*}"
+                    local base_catalog="${catalog_plugin%%:*}"
+                    if [[ "$base_known" == "$base_catalog" ]]; then
+                      already_added=true
+                      break
+                    fi
+                  done
+
+                  # Also check if it's already in the ConfigMap
+                  if [[ "$already_added" == "false" ]]; then
+                    local existing_in_cm
+                    existing_in_cm=$(yq eval ".plugins[] | select(.package == \"${catalog_plugin_with_path}\" or .package == \"${catalog_plugin}\")" "$temp_file" 2> /dev/null || true)
+                    if [[ -n "$existing_in_cm" ]]; then
+                      already_added=true
+                    fi
+                  fi
+
+                  # Add to plugin_paths map if not already there
+                  if [[ "$already_added" == "false" ]]; then
+                    plugin_paths["${catalog_plugin}"]="${inferred_path}"
+                    log::info "Found ghcr.io plugin in catalog index: ${catalog_plugin} -> ${inferred_path}"
+                  fi
+                done <<< "$catalog_ghcr_plugins"
+              fi
+            fi
+          fi
+        fi
+      fi
+    else
+      log::warn "Could not extract catalog index image (network may be restricted), using known plugin list only"
+    fi
+  else
+    log::warn "skopeo or yq not available, using known plugin list only"
+  fi
+
+  # Update each plugin to include explicit plugin path
+  # CRITICAL: We MUST add ALL ghcr.io plugins to the main plugins list with explicit paths
+  # because the Python script processes includes (catalog index) FIRST, and if a plugin
+  # without an explicit path is encountered, it fails before checking the main plugins list
+  local updated=false
+
+  # Initialize plugins array if it doesn't exist
+  if ! yq eval '.plugins' "$temp_file" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    yq eval -i '.plugins = []' "$temp_file"
+  fi
+
+  # Helper function to get base image path (without version/tag, with oci:// prefix)
+  get_base_image_path() {
+    local package="$1"
+    # Extract everything before : or @ (keeps oci:// prefix)
+    echo "${package}" | sed -E 's|^([^:@]+).*|\1|'
+  }
+
+  for plugin_package in "${!plugin_paths[@]}"; do
+    local plugin_path="${plugin_paths[$plugin_package]}"
+    local package_with_path="${plugin_package}!${plugin_path}"
+    local base_image_path
+    base_image_path=$(get_base_image_path "${plugin_package}")
+
+    # Check if plugin with exact package string exists
+    local exact_match
+    exact_match=$(yq eval ".plugins[] | select(.package == \"${plugin_package}\" or .package == \"${package_with_path}\")" "$temp_file" 2> /dev/null)
+
+    if [[ -n "$exact_match" ]]; then
+      # Exact match exists, ensure it has explicit path
+      local existing_package
+      existing_package=$(echo "$exact_match" | yq eval '.package' - 2> /dev/null || echo "")
+      if [[ "$existing_package" != *"!"* ]]; then
+        # Update to include explicit path
+        yq eval -i "(.plugins[] | select(.package == \"${plugin_package}\")).package = \"${package_with_path}\"" "$temp_file"
+        log::info "Added explicit plugin path for: ${plugin_package} -> ${plugin_path}"
+        updated=true
+      fi
+    else
+      # Check if any plugin with the same base image exists (different version)
+      local base_match
+      base_match=$(yq eval ".plugins[] | select(.package | startswith(\"${base_image_path}\"))" "$temp_file" 2> /dev/null | head -n 1)
+
+      if [[ -n "$base_match" ]]; then
+        # Plugin with same base image exists, check if it needs explicit path
+        local existing_package
+        existing_package=$(echo "$base_match" | yq eval '.package' - 2> /dev/null || echo "")
+        if [[ -n "$existing_package" && "$existing_package" != *"!"* ]]; then
+          # Existing plugin doesn't have explicit path, add our version with explicit path
+          # (Don't remove the old one - having both ensures the one with explicit path is available)
+          yq eval -i ".plugins += [{\"package\": \"${package_with_path}\"}]" "$temp_file"
+          log::info "Added plugin with explicit path (base image already exists without path): ${package_with_path}"
+          updated=true
+        elif [[ -n "$existing_package" && "$existing_package" == *"!"* ]]; then
+          # Already has explicit path, but still add our known version to ensure it's available
+          # This ensures our known version with explicit path is present even if catalog index has different version
+          yq eval -i ".plugins += [{\"package\": \"${package_with_path}\"}]" "$temp_file"
+          log::info "Added plugin with explicit path (base image exists with path, adding known version): ${package_with_path}"
+          updated=true
+        fi
+      else
+        # No plugin with this base image exists - ALWAYS add it with explicit path
+        # This is critical: we must add ALL ghcr.io plugins to the main plugins list
+        # so they're available when the script processes includes, preventing auto-detection failures
+        yq eval -i ".plugins += [{\"package\": \"${package_with_path}\"}]" "$temp_file"
+        log::info "Added plugin with explicit path to override catalog index: ${package_with_path}"
+        updated=true
+      fi
+    fi
+  done
+
+  # Also add any ghcr.io plugins from the value files that might not be in our explicit list
+  # Extract all ghcr.io plugins from the ConfigMap and ensure they have explicit paths
+  local all_ghcr_plugins
+  all_ghcr_plugins=$(yq eval '.plugins[] | select(.package | startswith("oci://ghcr.io")) | .package' "$temp_file" 2> /dev/null || true)
+
+  if [[ -n "$all_ghcr_plugins" ]]; then
+    while IFS= read -r plugin_package; do
+      [[ -z "$plugin_package" ]] && continue
+
+      # Skip if already has explicit path (!)
+      if [[ "$plugin_package" == *"!"* ]]; then
+        continue
+      fi
+
+      # Check if this plugin is already in our explicit list
+      local found=false
+      for known_package in "${!plugin_paths[@]}"; do
+        # Compare base image path (without version)
+        local base_known="${known_package%%:*}"
+        local base_plugin="${plugin_package%%:*}"
+        if [[ "$base_known" == "$base_plugin" ]]; then
+          found=true
+          break
+        fi
+      done
+
+      # If not in our list, infer the plugin path from the image name
+      if [[ "$found" == "false" ]]; then
+        local inferred_path
+        inferred_path=$(extract_plugin_path "$plugin_package")
+        local package_with_inferred_path="${plugin_package}!${inferred_path}"
+
+        # Update the plugin to include the inferred path
+        yq eval -i "(.plugins[] | select(.package == \"${plugin_package}\")).package = \"${package_with_inferred_path}\"" "$temp_file"
+        log::info "Added inferred plugin path for: ${plugin_package} -> ${inferred_path}"
+        updated=true
+      fi
+    done <<< "$all_ghcr_plugins"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$updated" == "true" ]]; then
+    # Update the ConfigMap with the modified YAML
+    local updated_yaml
+    updated_yaml=$(cat "$temp_file")
+    oc patch cm "${configmap_name}" -n "${namespace}" --type merge \
+      -p "{\"data\":{\"dynamic-plugins.yaml\":$(echo "$updated_yaml" | jq -Rs .)}}"
+    log::success "Updated ConfigMap ${configmap_name} to include explicit plugin paths for ghcr.io plugins"
+  else
+    log::info "No updates needed for ConfigMap ${configmap_name}"
+  fi
+
+  rm -f "$temp_file"
+  return 0
+}
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/lib/helm.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/lib/helm.sh
index 78b656ebd3..5513264ff8 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/lib/helm.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/lib/helm.sh
@@ -50,10 +50,13 @@ helm::merge_values() {
     ' "${base_file}" "${diff_file}" > "${step_1_file}"
 
     # Step 2: Merge files, combining the .global.dynamic.plugins key
-    # Values from `diff_file` take precedence; plugins are merged and deduplicated by the .package field
+    # Values from `diff_file` take precedence; plugins are merged and deduplicated.
+    # For OCI packages (oci://registry:tag!path), deduplication strips the version tag
+    # so that packages differing only in version are treated as the same plugin.
+    # This prevents duplicate entries when diff files use different plugin versions than the base.
     yq eval-all '
       select(fileIndex == 0) *+ select(fileIndex == 1) |
-      .global.dynamic.plugins |= (reverse | unique_by(.package) | reverse)
+      .global.dynamic.plugins |= (reverse | unique_by(.package | sub(":[^!]+!"; ":!")) | reverse)
     ' "${base_file}" "${diff_file}" > "${step_2_file}"
 
     # Step 3: Combine results from the previous steps and remove null values
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/lib/testing.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/lib/testing.sh
index aff7492ca1..464af0e804 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/lib/testing.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/lib/testing.sh
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ testing::run_tests() {
   fi
 
   cp -a "${e2e_tests_dir}/screenshots/"* "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${artifacts_subdir}/attachments/screenshots/" || true
-  ansi2html < "/tmp/${LOGFILE}" > "/tmp/${LOGFILE}.html"
-  cp -a "/tmp/${LOGFILE}.html" "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${artifacts_subdir}" || true
+  if [[ -f "/tmp/${LOGFILE}" ]]; then
+    ansi2html < "/tmp/${LOGFILE}" > "/tmp/${LOGFILE}.html"
+    cp -a "/tmp/${LOGFILE}.html" "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${artifacts_subdir}" || true
+  fi
   cp -a "${e2e_tests_dir}/playwright-report/"* "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${artifacts_subdir}" || true
 
   echo "Playwright project '${playwright_project}' in namespace '${namespace}' (artifacts: ${artifacts_subdir}) RESULT: ${test_result}"
@@ -167,12 +169,13 @@ testing::check_backstage_running() {
       oc get pods -n "${namespace}"
 
       # Early crash detection: fail fast if RHDH pods are in CrashLoopBackOff
+      # Check for init container crashes first (they show as "Init:CrashLoopBackOff" in pod status)
       local crash_pods
-      crash_pods=$(oc get pods -n "${namespace}" -l "app.kubernetes.io/instance in (${release_name},redhat-developer-hub,developer-hub,${release_name}-postgresql)" \
-        -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}{" "}{.status.phase}{" "}{range .status.containerStatuses[*]}{.state.waiting.reason}{end}{range .status.initContainerStatuses[*]}{.state.waiting.reason}{end}{"\n"}{end}' 2> /dev/null | grep -E "CrashLoopBackOff" || true)
-      # Also check by name pattern for postgresql pods that may have different labels
+      crash_pods=$(oc get pods -n "${namespace}" --no-headers 2> /dev/null | grep -E "(${release_name}|developer-hub|backstage-${release_name})" | grep -E "Init:CrashLoopBackOff|CrashLoopBackOff" || true)
+      # Also check using jsonpath for more detailed status
       if [[ -z "${crash_pods}" ]]; then
-        crash_pods=$(oc get pods -n "${namespace}" --no-headers 2> /dev/null | grep -E "(${release_name}|developer-hub|postgresql)" | grep -E "CrashLoopBackOff|Init:CrashLoopBackOff" || true)
+        crash_pods=$(oc get pods -n "${namespace}" -l "app.kubernetes.io/instance in (${release_name},redhat-developer-hub,developer-hub,${release_name}-postgresql)" \
+          -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}{" "}{range .status.initContainerStatuses[*]}{.state.waiting.reason}{" "}{.state.terminated.reason}{end}{range .status.containerStatuses[*]}{.state.waiting.reason}{" "}{.state.terminated.reason}{end}{"\n"}{end}' 2> /dev/null | grep -E "CrashLoopBackOff|Error" || true)
       fi
 
       if [[ -n "${crash_pods}" ]]; then
@@ -183,10 +186,25 @@ testing::check_backstage_running() {
         log::error "Recent logs from deployment:"
         oc logs deployment/${release_name}-developer-hub -n "${namespace}" --tail=100 --all-containers=true 2> /dev/null \
           || oc logs deployment/${release_name} -n "${namespace}" --tail=100 --all-containers=true 2> /dev/null || true
+        # Get init container logs from crashing pods
+        log::error "Init container logs from crashing pods:"
+        while IFS= read -r pod_line; do
+          if [[ -n "${pod_line}" ]]; then
+            pod_name=$(echo "${pod_line}" | awk '{print $1}')
+            if [[ -n "${pod_name}" ]]; then
+              log::error "Logs for init container 'install-dynamic-plugins' in pod ${pod_name}:"
+              oc logs "${pod_name}" -n "${namespace}" -c install-dynamic-plugins --tail=100 2> /dev/null \
+                || log::warn "Could not retrieve init container logs for ${pod_name}"
+            fi
+          fi
+        done <<< "${crash_pods}"
         log::error "Recent events:"
         oc get events -n "${namespace}" --sort-by='.lastTimestamp' | tail -20
         mkdir -p "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${namespace}"
-        cp -a "/tmp/${LOGFILE}" "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${namespace}/" || true
+        if [[ -f "/tmp/${LOGFILE}" ]]; then
+          cp -a "/tmp/${LOGFILE}" "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${namespace}/" || true
+        fi
+        save_all_pod_logs "${namespace}"
         return 1
       fi
 
@@ -197,7 +215,10 @@ testing::check_backstage_running() {
   log::error "Failed to reach Backstage at ${url} after ${max_attempts} attempts."
   oc get events -n "${namespace}" --sort-by='.lastTimestamp' | tail -10
   mkdir -p "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${namespace}"
-  cp -a "/tmp/${LOGFILE}" "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${namespace}/" || true
+  if [[ -f "/tmp/${LOGFILE}" ]]; then
+    cp -a "/tmp/${LOGFILE}" "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/${namespace}/" || true
+  fi
+  save_all_pod_logs "${namespace}"
   return 1
 }
 
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/utils.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/utils.sh
index 0f1346f74f..74dc2f88fe 100755
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/utils.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/utils.sh
@@ -448,8 +448,15 @@ cluster_setup_ocp_operator() {
   k8s_wait::endpoint "${TEKTON_PIPELINES_WEBHOOK}" "openshift-pipelines" 1800 10 || return 1
 
   operator::install_postgres_ocp
-  operator::install_serverless
-  operator::install_serverless_logic
+
+  # Serverless operators are only needed for orchestrator workflows.
+  # Skip them on OSD-GCP and PR jobs where orchestrator is disabled.
+  if should_skip_orchestrator; then
+    log::warn "Skipping Serverless and Serverless Logic operator installation (orchestrator disabled for this job)"
+  else
+    operator::install_serverless
+    operator::install_serverless_logic
+  fi
 }
 
 cluster_setup_k8s_operator() {
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase-rbac_OSD-GCP.yaml b/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase-rbac_OSD-GCP.yaml
index b4643fbd95..026e82c7b2 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase-rbac_OSD-GCP.yaml
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase-rbac_OSD-GCP.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,16 @@ global:
         disabled: true
       - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-form-widgets:bs_1.45.3__1.2.0!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-form-widgets"
         disabled: true
+      # Add explicit plugin paths for ghcr.io plugins to avoid network calls during auto-detection
+      # OSD-GCP cannot reach ghcr.io during init container execution, so we provide explicit paths
+      # This allows plugins to remain enabled and testable while avoiding network timeout errors
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-quay:bs_1.45.3__2.14.0!backstage-community-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-quay"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-nexus-repository-manager:bs_1.45.3__1.19.4!backstage-community-plugin-nexus-repository-manager"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-jenkins-backend:bs_1.45.3__0.22.0!backstage-community-plugin-jenkins-backend"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud:bs_1.45.3__0.2.15!backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud:bs_1.45.3__0.5.5!backstage-plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops-backend:bs_1.45.3__0.23.0!backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops-backend"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops:bs_1.45.3__0.23.0!backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-3scale-backend:bs_1.45.3__3.10.0!backstage-community-plugin-3scale-backend"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-argocd-backend:bs_1.45.3__1.0.2!backstage-community-plugin-argocd-backend"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-argocd:bs_1.45.3__2.4.3!backstage-community-plugin-argocd"
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase_OSD-GCP.yaml b/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase_OSD-GCP.yaml
index 5138173af1..fff38c3c7e 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase_OSD-GCP.yaml
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/value_files/diff-values_showcase_OSD-GCP.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,16 @@ global:
         disabled: true
       - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-form-widgets:bs_1.45.3__1.2.0!red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator-form-widgets"
         disabled: true
+      # Add explicit plugin paths for ghcr.io plugins to avoid network calls during auto-detection
+      # OSD-GCP cannot reach ghcr.io during init container execution, so we provide explicit paths
+      # This allows plugins to remain enabled and testable while avoiding network timeout errors
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-quay:bs_1.45.3__2.14.0!backstage-community-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-quay"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-nexus-repository-manager:bs_1.45.3__1.19.4!backstage-community-plugin-nexus-repository-manager"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-jenkins-backend:bs_1.45.3__0.22.0!backstage-community-plugin-jenkins-backend"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud:bs_1.45.3__0.2.15!backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud:bs_1.45.3__0.5.5!backstage-plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops-backend:bs_1.45.3__0.23.0!backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops-backend"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops:bs_1.45.3__0.23.0!backstage-community-plugin-azure-devops"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-3scale-backend:bs_1.45.3__3.10.0!backstage-community-plugin-3scale-backend"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-argocd-backend:bs_1.45.3__1.0.2!backstage-community-plugin-argocd-backend"
+      - package: "oci://ghcr.io/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/backstage-community-plugin-argocd:bs_1.45.3__2.4.3!backstage-community-plugin-argocd"