application_settings does not exist

postgresql_1 | 2024-12-03 13:53:36.348 UTC [95] ERROR: relation "application_settings" does not exist at character 491
postgresql_1 | 2024-12-03 13:53:36.348 UTC [95] STATEMENT: SELECT a.attname, format_type(a.atttypid, a.atttypmod),
postgresql_1 | pg_get_expr(d.adbin, d.adrelid), a.attnotnull, a.atttypid, a.atttypmod,
postgresql_1 | c.collname, col_description(a.attrelid, a.attnum) AS comment,
postgresql_1 | attgenerated as attgenerated
postgresql_1 | FROM pg_attribute a
postgresql_1 | LEFT JOIN pg_attrdef d ON a.attrelid = d.adrelid AND a.attnum = d.adnum
postgresql_1 | LEFT JOIN pg_type t ON a.atttypid = t.oid
postgresql_1 | LEFT JOIN pg_collation c ON a.attcollation = c.oid AND a.attcollation <> t.typcollation
postgresql_1 | WHERE a.attrelid = '"application_settings"'::regclass
postgresql_1 | AND a.attnum > 0 AND NOT a.attisdropped
postgresql_1 | ORDER BY a.attnum

Start with the PostgreSQL error in the issue and inspect the docker-gitlab setup and database initialization or migration entry points for the missing application_settings relation. Reproduce the startup path, identify why the relation is absent, and confirm that the GitLab container starts without this PostgreSQL error.