Logout on browser reload

[pnbecker]

Describe the bug

When I build DSpace from the current main branch (as of Feb. 6th, 2025: backend: f4bac3781e ; frontend: 8184acc) using the Dockerfiles and docker-compose files from the community, create an account, login via the webui and reload my browser, I'm being logged out.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. clone the git repositories for backend and frontend.
2. Run docker compose -p foo -f docker/docker-compose.yml build --pull --no-cache in the frontend source directory
3. Run docker compose -p foo -f docker-compose.yml build --pull --no-cache in the backend source directory
4. Start DSpace in the backend source repository: docker compose -p foo -f docker-compose.yml -f dspace/src/main/docker-compose/docker-compose-angular.yml up -d
5. Start a shell in the backend container: docker compose -p foo -f docker-compose.yml -f dspace/src/main/docker-compose/docker-compose-angular.yml exec dspace /bin/bash and call /dspace/bin/dspace create-administrator to create an account
6. open your browser and go to http://localhost:4000
7. login with the freshly created account
8. acknowldege the enduser agreement
9. Hard reload in your browser (ctrl+R or reload button)
10. see that the navbar is gone and the button to open the dropdown to login is shown.

Expected behavior

When I login into dspace and reload in the browser, I should still be logged in.

[pnbecker]

@tdonohue @atarix83 @kshepherd I'm able to reproduce the logout issue with the communities compose and dockerfiles. I use a Mac with Apple Silicon on macOS 14.6.1, Docker Desktop 27.4.0.