diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md b/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md
index 88b62cca5..cafecf976 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md
@@ -415,35 +415,50 @@ As of version `1.26.0` of this chart, by simply not providing any clusterIP valu
 | controller.scope.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable 'scope' or not |
 | controller.scope.namespace | string | `""` | Namespace to limit the controller to; defaults to $(POD_NAMESPACE) |
 | controller.scope.namespaceSelector | string | `""` | When scope.enabled == false, instead of watching all namespaces, we watching namespaces whose labels only match with namespaceSelector. Format like foo=bar. Defaults to empty, means watching all namespaces. |
-| controller.service.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations are mandatory for the load balancer to come up. Varies with the cloud service. Values passed through helm tpl engine. |
-| controller.service.appProtocol | bool | `true` | If enabled is adding an appProtocol option for Kubernetes service. An appProtocol field replacing annotations that were using for setting a backend protocol. Here is an example for AWS: service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-backend-protocol: http It allows choosing the protocol for each backend specified in the Kubernetes service. See the following GitHub issue for more details about the purpose: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/40244 Will be ignored for Kubernetes versions older than 1.20 # |
-| controller.service.enableHttp | bool | `true` |  |
-| controller.service.enableHttps | bool | `true` |  |
-| controller.service.enabled | bool | `true` |  |
-| controller.service.external.enabled | bool | `true` |  |
-| controller.service.externalIPs | list | `[]` | List of IP addresses at which the controller services are available # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#external-ips # |
-| controller.service.internal.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations are mandatory for the load balancer to come up. Varies with the cloud service. Values passed through helm tpl engine. |
-| controller.service.internal.enabled | bool | `false` | Enables an additional internal load balancer (besides the external one). |
-| controller.service.internal.loadBalancerIP | string | `""` | Used by cloud providers to connect the resulting internal LoadBalancer to a pre-existing static IP. Make sure to add to the service the needed annotation to specify the subnet which the static IP belongs to. For instance, `networking.gke.io/internal-load-balancer-subnet` for GCP and `service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-subnets` for AWS. |
-| controller.service.internal.loadBalancerSourceRanges | list | `[]` | Restrict access For LoadBalancer service. Defaults to 0.0.0.0/0. |
-| controller.service.internal.ports | object | `{}` | Custom port mapping for internal service |
-| controller.service.internal.targetPorts | object | `{}` | Custom target port mapping for internal service |
-| controller.service.internal.type | string | `""` | Type of the internal controller service. |
-| controller.service.ipFamilies | list | `["IPv4"]` | List of IP families (e.g. IPv4, IPv6) assigned to the service. This field is usually assigned automatically based on cluster configuration and the ipFamilyPolicy field. # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/ |
-| controller.service.ipFamilyPolicy | string | `"SingleStack"` | Represents the dual-stack-ness requested or required by this Service. Possible values are SingleStack, PreferDualStack or RequireDualStack. The ipFamilies and clusterIPs fields depend on the value of this field. # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/ |
-| controller.service.labels | object | `{}` |  |
-| controller.service.loadBalancerClass | string | `""` | Used by cloud providers to select a load balancer implementation other than the cloud provider default. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-class |
-| controller.service.loadBalancerIP | string | `""` | Used by cloud providers to connect the resulting `LoadBalancer` to a pre-existing static IP according to https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#loadbalancer |
-| controller.service.loadBalancerSourceRanges | list | `[]` |  |
-| controller.service.nodePorts.http | string | `""` |  |
-| controller.service.nodePorts.https | string | `""` |  |
-| controller.service.nodePorts.tcp | object | `{}` |  |
-| controller.service.nodePorts.udp | object | `{}` |  |
-| controller.service.ports.http | int | `80` |  |
-| controller.service.ports.https | int | `443` |  |
-| controller.service.targetPorts.http | string | `"http"` |  |
-| controller.service.targetPorts.https | string | `"https"` |  |
-| controller.service.type | string | `"LoadBalancer"` |  |
+| controller.service.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to be added to the external controller service. See `controller.service.internal.annotations` for annotations to be added to the internal controller service. |
+| controller.service.appProtocol | bool | `true` | Declare the app protocol of the external HTTP and HTTPS listeners or not. Supersedes provider-specific annotations for declaring the backend protocol. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#application-protocol |
+| controller.service.clusterIP | string | `""` | Pre-defined cluster internal IP address of the external controller service. Take care of collisions with existing services. This value is immutable. Set once, it can not be changed without deleting and re-creating the service. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#choosing-your-own-ip-address |
+| controller.service.enableHttp | bool | `true` | Enable the HTTP listener on both controller services or not. |
+| controller.service.enableHttps | bool | `true` | Enable the HTTPS listener on both controller services or not. |
+| controller.service.enabled | bool | `true` | Enable controller services or not. This does not influence the creation of either the admission webhook or the metrics service. |
+| controller.service.external.enabled | bool | `true` | Enable the external controller service or not. Useful for internal-only deployments. |
+| controller.service.externalIPs | list | `[]` | List of node IP addresses at which the external controller service is available. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#external-ips |
+| controller.service.externalTrafficPolicy | string | `""` | External traffic policy of the external controller service. Set to "Local" to preserve source IP on providers supporting it. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip |
+| controller.service.internal.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to be added to the internal controller service. Mandatory for the internal controller service to be created. Varies with the cloud service. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#internal-load-balancer |
+| controller.service.internal.appProtocol | bool | `true` | Declare the app protocol of the internal HTTP and HTTPS listeners or not. Supersedes provider-specific annotations for declaring the backend protocol. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#application-protocol |
+| controller.service.internal.clusterIP | string | `""` | Pre-defined cluster internal IP address of the internal controller service. Take care of collisions with existing services. This value is immutable. Set once, it can not be changed without deleting and re-creating the service. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#choosing-your-own-ip-address |
+| controller.service.internal.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable the internal controller service or not. Remember to configure `controller.service.internal.annotations` when enabling this. |
+| controller.service.internal.externalIPs | list | `[]` | List of node IP addresses at which the internal controller service is available. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#external-ips |
+| controller.service.internal.externalTrafficPolicy | string | `""` | External traffic policy of the internal controller service. Set to "Local" to preserve source IP on providers supporting it. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip |
+| controller.service.internal.ipFamilies | list | `["IPv4"]` | List of IP families (e.g. IPv4, IPv6) assigned to the internal controller service. This field is usually assigned automatically based on cluster configuration and the `ipFamilyPolicy` field. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services |
+| controller.service.internal.ipFamilyPolicy | string | `"SingleStack"` | Represents the dual-stack capabilities of the internal controller service. Possible values are SingleStack, PreferDualStack or RequireDualStack. Fields `ipFamilies` and `clusterIP` depend on the value of this field. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services |
+| controller.service.internal.loadBalancerClass | string | `""` | Load balancer class of the internal controller service. Used by cloud providers to select a load balancer implementation other than the cloud provider default. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-class |
+| controller.service.internal.loadBalancerIP | string | `""` | Deprecated: Pre-defined IP address of the internal controller service. Used by cloud providers to connect the resulting load balancer service to a pre-existing static IP. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#loadbalancer |
+| controller.service.internal.loadBalancerSourceRanges | list | `[]` | Restrict access to the internal controller service. Values must be CIDRs. Allows any source address by default. |
+| controller.service.internal.nodePorts.http | string | `""` | Node port allocated for the internal HTTP listener. If left empty, the service controller allocates one from the configured node port range. |
+| controller.service.internal.nodePorts.https | string | `""` | Node port allocated for the internal HTTPS listener. If left empty, the service controller allocates one from the configured node port range. |
+| controller.service.internal.nodePorts.tcp | object | `{}` | Node port mapping for internal TCP listeners. If left empty, the service controller allocates them from the configured node port range. Example: tcp:   8080: 30080 |
+| controller.service.internal.nodePorts.udp | object | `{}` | Node port mapping for internal UDP listeners. If left empty, the service controller allocates them from the configured node port range. Example: udp:   53: 30053 |
+| controller.service.internal.ports | object | `{}` |  |
+| controller.service.internal.sessionAffinity | string | `""` | Session affinity of the internal controller service. Must be either "None" or "ClientIP" if set. Defaults to "None". Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/networking/virtual-ips/#session-affinity |
+| controller.service.internal.targetPorts | object | `{}` |  |
+| controller.service.internal.type | string | `""` | Type of the internal controller service. Defaults to the value of `controller.service.type`. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#publishing-services-service-types |
+| controller.service.ipFamilies | list | `["IPv4"]` | List of IP families (e.g. IPv4, IPv6) assigned to the external controller service. This field is usually assigned automatically based on cluster configuration and the `ipFamilyPolicy` field. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services |
+| controller.service.ipFamilyPolicy | string | `"SingleStack"` | Represents the dual-stack capabilities of the external controller service. Possible values are SingleStack, PreferDualStack or RequireDualStack. Fields `ipFamilies` and `clusterIP` depend on the value of this field. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services |
+| controller.service.labels | object | `{}` | Labels to be added to both controller services. |
+| controller.service.loadBalancerClass | string | `""` | Load balancer class of the external controller service. Used by cloud providers to select a load balancer implementation other than the cloud provider default. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-class |
+| controller.service.loadBalancerIP | string | `""` | Deprecated: Pre-defined IP address of the external controller service. Used by cloud providers to connect the resulting load balancer service to a pre-existing static IP. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#loadbalancer |
+| controller.service.loadBalancerSourceRanges | list | `[]` | Restrict access to the external controller service. Values must be CIDRs. Allows any source address by default. |
+| controller.service.nodePorts.http | string | `""` | Node port allocated for the external HTTP listener. If left empty, the service controller allocates one from the configured node port range. |
+| controller.service.nodePorts.https | string | `""` | Node port allocated for the external HTTPS listener. If left empty, the service controller allocates one from the configured node port range. |
+| controller.service.nodePorts.tcp | object | `{}` | Node port mapping for external TCP listeners. If left empty, the service controller allocates them from the configured node port range. Example: tcp:   8080: 30080 |
+| controller.service.nodePorts.udp | object | `{}` | Node port mapping for external UDP listeners. If left empty, the service controller allocates them from the configured node port range. Example: udp:   53: 30053 |
+| controller.service.ports.http | int | `80` | Port the external HTTP listener is published with. |
+| controller.service.ports.https | int | `443` | Port the external HTTPS listener is published with. |
+| controller.service.sessionAffinity | string | `""` | Session affinity of the external controller service. Must be either "None" or "ClientIP" if set. Defaults to "None". Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/networking/virtual-ips/#session-affinity |
+| controller.service.targetPorts.http | string | `"http"` | Port of the ingress controller the external HTTP listener is mapped to. |
+| controller.service.targetPorts.https | string | `"https"` | Port of the ingress controller the external HTTPS listener is mapped to. |
+| controller.service.type | string | `"LoadBalancer"` | Type of the external controller service. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#publishing-services-service-types |
 | controller.shareProcessNamespace | bool | `false` |  |
 | controller.sysctls | object | `{}` | sysctls for controller pods # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/sysctl-cluster/ |
 | controller.tcp.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to be added to the tcp config configmap |
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
index 8df2d9609..950eb8f05 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if and .Values.controller.service.enabled .Values.controller.service.internal.enabled .Values.controller.service.internal.annotations}}
+{{- if and .Values.controller.service.enabled .Values.controller.service.internal.enabled .Values.controller.service.internal.annotations -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ include "ingress-nginx.controller.fullname" . }}-internal
   namespace: {{ include "ingress-nginx.namespace" . }}
 spec:
-  type: "{{ .Values.controller.service.internal.type | default .Values.controller.service.type }}"
-{{- if hasKey .Values.controller.service.internal "allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts" }}
-  allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts }}
+  type: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.type | default .Values.controller.service.type }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.clusterIP }}
+  clusterIP: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.clusterIP }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.externalIPs }}
+  externalIPs: {{ toYaml .Values.controller.service.internal.externalIPs | nindent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.loadBalancerIP }}
   loadBalancerIP: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.loadBalancerIP }}
@@ -25,8 +28,28 @@ spec:
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.loadBalancerSourceRanges }}
   loadBalancerSourceRanges: {{ toYaml .Values.controller.service.internal.loadBalancerSourceRanges | nindent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.loadBalancerClass }}
+  loadBalancerClass: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.loadBalancerClass }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if hasKey .Values.controller.service.internal "allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts" }}
+  allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.externalTrafficPolicy }}
   externalTrafficPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.externalTrafficPolicy }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.sessionAffinity }}
+  sessionAffinity: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.sessionAffinity }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.healthCheckNodePort }}
+  healthCheckNodePort: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.healthCheckNodePort }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if semverCompare ">=1.21.0-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version -}}
+{{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.ipFamilyPolicy }}
+  ipFamilyPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.ipFamilyPolicy }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.ipFamilies }}
+  ipFamilies: {{ toYaml .Values.controller.service.internal.ipFamilies | nindent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
   ports:
   {{- $setNodePorts := (or (eq .Values.controller.service.type "NodePort") (eq .Values.controller.service.type "LoadBalancer")) }}
@@ -35,11 +58,11 @@ spec:
       port: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.ports.http | default .Values.controller.service.ports.http }}
       protocol: TCP
       targetPort: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.targetPorts.http | default .Values.controller.service.targetPorts.http }}
-    {{- if semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version }}
+    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.internal.appProtocol) }}
       appProtocol: http
     {{- end }}
-    {{- if (and $setNodePorts (not (empty .Values.controller.service.nodePorts.http))) }}
-      nodePort: {{ .Values.controller.service.nodePorts.http }}
+    {{- if (and $setNodePorts (not (empty .Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.http))) }}
+      nodePort: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.http }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
   {{- if .Values.controller.service.enableHttps }}
@@ -47,11 +70,11 @@ spec:
       port: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.ports.https | default .Values.controller.service.ports.https }}
       protocol: TCP
       targetPort: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.targetPorts.https | default .Values.controller.service.targetPorts.https }}
-    {{- if semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version }}
+    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.internal.appProtocol) }}
       appProtocol: https
     {{- end }}
-    {{- if (and $setNodePorts (not (empty .Values.controller.service.nodePorts.https))) }}
-      nodePort: {{ .Values.controller.service.nodePorts.https }}
+    {{- if (and $setNodePorts (not (empty .Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.https))) }}
+      nodePort: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.https }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
   {{- range $key, $value := .Values.tcp }}
@@ -59,9 +82,9 @@ spec:
       port: {{ $key }}
       protocol: TCP
       targetPort: {{ if $.Values.portNamePrefix }}{{ $.Values.portNamePrefix }}-{{ end }}{{ $key }}-tcp
-    {{- if $.Values.controller.service.nodePorts.tcp }}
-    {{- if index $.Values.controller.service.nodePorts.tcp $key }}
-      nodePort: {{ index $.Values.controller.service.nodePorts.tcp $key }}
+    {{- if $.Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.tcp }}
+    {{- if index $.Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.tcp $key }}
+      nodePort: {{ index $.Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.tcp $key }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
@@ -70,9 +93,9 @@ spec:
       port: {{ $key }}
       protocol: UDP
       targetPort: {{ if $.Values.portNamePrefix }}{{ $.Values.portNamePrefix }}-{{ end }}{{ $key }}-udp
-    {{- if $.Values.controller.service.nodePorts.udp }}
-    {{- if index $.Values.controller.service.nodePorts.udp $key }}
-      nodePort: {{ index $.Values.controller.service.nodePorts.udp $key }}
+    {{- if $.Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.udp }}
+    {{- if index $.Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.udp $key }}
+      nodePort: {{ index $.Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.udp $key }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml
index d81635014..74f608536 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ include "ingress-nginx.namespace" . }}
 spec:
   type: {{ .Values.controller.service.type }}
-{{- if hasKey .Values.controller.service "allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts" }}
-  allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: {{ .Values.controller.service.allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts }}
-{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.clusterIP }}
   clusterIP: {{ .Values.controller.service.clusterIP }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -34,6 +31,9 @@ spec:
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.loadBalancerClass }}
   loadBalancerClass: {{ .Values.controller.service.loadBalancerClass }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if hasKey .Values.controller.service "allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts" }}
+  allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: {{ .Values.controller.service.allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.externalTrafficPolicy }}
   externalTrafficPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.service.externalTrafficPolicy }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ spec:
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.ipFamilyPolicy }}
   ipFamilyPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.service.ipFamilyPolicy }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if semverCompare ">=1.21.0-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version -}}
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.ipFamilies }}
   ipFamilies: {{ toYaml .Values.controller.service.ipFamilies | nindent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
index d48e847fa..a06eca14c 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
@@ -444,105 +444,198 @@ controller:
   customTemplate:
     configMapName: ""
     configMapKey: ""
+
   service:
+    # -- Enable controller services or not. This does not influence the creation of either the admission webhook or the metrics service.
     enabled: true
-    # -- If enabled is adding an appProtocol option for Kubernetes service. An appProtocol field replacing annotations that were
-    # using for setting a backend protocol. Here is an example for AWS: service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-backend-protocol: http
-    # It allows choosing the protocol for each backend specified in the Kubernetes service.
-    # See the following GitHub issue for more details about the purpose: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/40244
-    # Will be ignored for Kubernetes versions older than 1.20
-    ##
-    appProtocol: true
-    # -- Annotations are mandatory for the load balancer to come up. Varies with the cloud service. Values passed through helm tpl engine.
+
+    external:
+      # -- Enable the external controller service or not. Useful for internal-only deployments.
+      enabled: true
+
+    # -- Annotations to be added to the external controller service. See `controller.service.internal.annotations` for annotations to be added to the internal controller service.
     annotations: {}
+    # -- Labels to be added to both controller services.
     labels: {}
-    # clusterIP: ""
 
-    # -- List of IP addresses at which the controller services are available
-    ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#external-ips
-    ##
+    # -- Type of the external controller service.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#publishing-services-service-types
+    type: LoadBalancer
+
+    # -- Pre-defined cluster internal IP address of the external controller service. Take care of collisions with existing services.
+    # This value is immutable. Set once, it can not be changed without deleting and re-creating the service.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#choosing-your-own-ip-address
+    clusterIP: ""
+
+    # -- List of node IP addresses at which the external controller service is available.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#external-ips
     externalIPs: []
-    # -- Set to false to disable loadbalancer node port allocation
-    # See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-nodeport-allocation
-    # allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: true
-    # -- Used by cloud providers to connect the resulting `LoadBalancer` to a pre-existing static IP according to https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#loadbalancer
+
+    # -- Deprecated: Pre-defined IP address of the external controller service. Used by cloud providers to connect the resulting load balancer service to a pre-existing static IP.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#loadbalancer
     loadBalancerIP: ""
+    # -- Restrict access to the external controller service. Values must be CIDRs. Allows any source address by default.
     loadBalancerSourceRanges: []
-    # -- Used by cloud providers to select a load balancer implementation other than the cloud provider default. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-class
+    # -- Load balancer class of the external controller service. Used by cloud providers to select a load balancer implementation other than the cloud provider default.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-class
     loadBalancerClass: ""
-    enableHttp: true
-    enableHttps: true
-    ## Set external traffic policy to: "Local" to preserve source IP on providers supporting it.
-    ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/services/source-ip/#source-ip-for-services-with-typeloadbalancer
-    # externalTrafficPolicy: ""
 
-    ## Must be either "None" or "ClientIP" if set. Kubernetes will default to "None".
-    ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#virtual-ips-and-service-proxies
-    # sessionAffinity: ""
+    # -- Enable node port allocation for the external controller service or not. Applies to type `LoadBalancer` only.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-nodeport-allocation
+    # allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: true
 
-    ## Specifies the health check node port (numeric port number) for the service. If healthCheckNodePort isn’t specified,
-    ## the service controller allocates a port from your cluster’s NodePort range.
-    ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip
+    # -- External traffic policy of the external controller service. Set to "Local" to preserve source IP on providers supporting it.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip
+    externalTrafficPolicy: ""
+
+    # -- Session affinity of the external controller service. Must be either "None" or "ClientIP" if set. Defaults to "None".
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/networking/virtual-ips/#session-affinity
+    sessionAffinity: ""
+
+    # -- Specifies the health check node port (numeric port number) for the external controller service.
+    # If not specified, the service controller allocates a port from your cluster's node port range.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip
     # healthCheckNodePort: 0
 
-    # -- Represents the dual-stack-ness requested or required by this Service. Possible values are
-    # SingleStack, PreferDualStack or RequireDualStack.
-    # The ipFamilies and clusterIPs fields depend on the value of this field.
-    ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/
-    ipFamilyPolicy: "SingleStack"
-    # -- List of IP families (e.g. IPv4, IPv6) assigned to the service. This field is usually assigned automatically
-    # based on cluster configuration and the ipFamilyPolicy field.
-    ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/
+    # -- Represents the dual-stack capabilities of the external controller service. Possible values are SingleStack, PreferDualStack or RequireDualStack.
+    # Fields `ipFamilies` and `clusterIP` depend on the value of this field.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services
+    ipFamilyPolicy: SingleStack
+    # -- List of IP families (e.g. IPv4, IPv6) assigned to the external controller service. This field is usually assigned automatically based on cluster configuration and the `ipFamilyPolicy` field.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services
     ipFamilies:
       - IPv4
+
+    # -- Enable the HTTP listener on both controller services or not.
+    enableHttp: true
+    # -- Enable the HTTPS listener on both controller services or not.
+    enableHttps: true
+
     ports:
+      # -- Port the external HTTP listener is published with.
       http: 80
+      # -- Port the external HTTPS listener is published with.
       https: 443
+
     targetPorts:
+      # -- Port of the ingress controller the external HTTP listener is mapped to.
       http: http
+      # -- Port of the ingress controller the external HTTPS listener is mapped to.
       https: https
-    type: LoadBalancer
-    ## type: NodePort
-    ## nodePorts:
-    ##   http: 32080
-    ##   https: 32443
-    ##   tcp:
-    ##     8080: 32808
+
+    # -- Declare the app protocol of the external HTTP and HTTPS listeners or not. Supersedes provider-specific annotations for declaring the backend protocol.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#application-protocol
+    appProtocol: true
+
     nodePorts:
+      # -- Node port allocated for the external HTTP listener. If left empty, the service controller allocates one from the configured node port range.
       http: ""
+      # -- Node port allocated for the external HTTPS listener. If left empty, the service controller allocates one from the configured node port range.
       https: ""
+      # -- Node port mapping for external TCP listeners. If left empty, the service controller allocates them from the configured node port range.
+      # Example:
+      # tcp:
+      #   8080: 30080
       tcp: {}
+      # -- Node port mapping for external UDP listeners. If left empty, the service controller allocates them from the configured node port range.
+      # Example:
+      # udp:
+      #   53: 30053
       udp: {}
-    external:
-      enabled: true
+
     internal:
-      # -- Enables an additional internal load balancer (besides the external one).
+      # -- Enable the internal controller service or not. Remember to configure `controller.service.internal.annotations` when enabling this.
       enabled: false
-      # -- Annotations are mandatory for the load balancer to come up. Varies with the cloud service. Values passed through helm tpl engine.
+
+      # -- Annotations to be added to the internal controller service. Mandatory for the internal controller service to be created. Varies with the cloud service.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#internal-load-balancer
       annotations: {}
-      # -- Set to false to disable loadbalancer node port allocation
-      # See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-nodeport-allocation
-      # allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: true
-      # -- Used by cloud providers to connect the resulting internal LoadBalancer to a pre-existing static IP. Make sure to add to the service the needed annotation to specify the subnet which the static IP belongs to. For instance, `networking.gke.io/internal-load-balancer-subnet` for GCP and `service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-subnets` for AWS.
-      loadBalancerIP: ""
+
       # -- Type of the internal controller service.
+      # Defaults to the value of `controller.service.type`.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#publishing-services-service-types
       type: ""
-      # -- Restrict access For LoadBalancer service. Defaults to 0.0.0.0/0.
+
+      # -- Pre-defined cluster internal IP address of the internal controller service. Take care of collisions with existing services.
+      # This value is immutable. Set once, it can not be changed without deleting and re-creating the service.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#choosing-your-own-ip-address
+      clusterIP: ""
+
+      # -- List of node IP addresses at which the internal controller service is available.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#external-ips
+      externalIPs: []
+
+      # -- Deprecated: Pre-defined IP address of the internal controller service. Used by cloud providers to connect the resulting load balancer service to a pre-existing static IP.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#loadbalancer
+      loadBalancerIP: ""
+      # -- Restrict access to the internal controller service. Values must be CIDRs. Allows any source address by default.
       loadBalancerSourceRanges: []
-      ## Set external traffic policy to: "Local" to preserve source IP on
-      ## providers supporting it
-      ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/services/source-ip/#source-ip-for-services-with-typeloadbalancer
-      # externalTrafficPolicy: ""
+      # -- Load balancer class of the internal controller service. Used by cloud providers to select a load balancer implementation other than the cloud provider default.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-class
+      loadBalancerClass: ""
+
+      # -- Enable node port allocation for the internal controller service or not. Applies to type `LoadBalancer` only.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-nodeport-allocation
+      # allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: true
+
+      # -- External traffic policy of the internal controller service. Set to "Local" to preserve source IP on providers supporting it.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip
+      externalTrafficPolicy: ""
+
+      # -- Session affinity of the internal controller service. Must be either "None" or "ClientIP" if set. Defaults to "None".
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/networking/virtual-ips/#session-affinity
+      sessionAffinity: ""
+
+      # -- Specifies the health check node port (numeric port number) for the internal controller service.
+      # If not specified, the service controller allocates a port from your cluster's node port range.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip
+      # healthCheckNodePort: 0
+
+      # -- Represents the dual-stack capabilities of the internal controller service. Possible values are SingleStack, PreferDualStack or RequireDualStack.
+      # Fields `ipFamilies` and `clusterIP` depend on the value of this field.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services
+      ipFamilyPolicy: SingleStack
+      # -- List of IP families (e.g. IPv4, IPv6) assigned to the internal controller service. This field is usually assigned automatically based on cluster configuration and the `ipFamilyPolicy` field.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services
+      ipFamilies:
+        - IPv4
 
-      # -- Custom port mapping for internal service
       ports: {}
-      #  http: 80
-      #  https: 443
+        # -- Port the internal HTTP listener is published with.
+        # Defaults to the value of `controller.service.ports.http`.
+        # http: 80
+        # -- Port the internal HTTPS listener is published with.
+        # Defaults to the value of `controller.service.ports.https`.
+        # https: 443
 
-      # -- Custom target port mapping for internal service
       targetPorts: {}
-      #  http: http
-      #  https: https
+        # -- Port of the ingress controller the internal HTTP listener is mapped to.
+        # Defaults to the value of `controller.service.targetPorts.http`.
+        # http: http
+        # -- Port of the ingress controller the internal HTTPS listener is mapped to.
+        # Defaults to the value of `controller.service.targetPorts.https`.
+        # https: https
+
+      # -- Declare the app protocol of the internal HTTP and HTTPS listeners or not. Supersedes provider-specific annotations for declaring the backend protocol.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#application-protocol
+      appProtocol: true
+
+      nodePorts:
+        # -- Node port allocated for the internal HTTP listener. If left empty, the service controller allocates one from the configured node port range.
+        http: ""
+        # -- Node port allocated for the internal HTTPS listener. If left empty, the service controller allocates one from the configured node port range.
+        https: ""
+        # -- Node port mapping for internal TCP listeners. If left empty, the service controller allocates them from the configured node port range.
+        # Example:
+        # tcp:
+        #   8080: 30080
+        tcp: {}
+        # -- Node port mapping for internal UDP listeners. If left empty, the service controller allocates them from the configured node port range.
+        # Example:
+        # udp:
+        #   53: 30053
+        udp: {}
+
   # shareProcessNamespace enables process namespace sharing within the pod.
   # This can be used for example to signal log rotation using `kill -USR1` from a sidecar.
   shareProcessNamespace: false