diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1c162ff..8232a09 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ FROM node:20-alpine
 # Delete default node user
 RUN deluser --remove-home node
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache caddy su-exec
+RUN apk add --no-cache caddy curl su-exec
 COPY ./reverse-proxy /etc/caddy/
 
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9d1b3a6..96d0cb4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,11 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 3000:80
     volumes:
-      - "./data:/app/backend/data"
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+      - "./data:/app/backend/data"
+    # Optional healthcheck  
+    healthcheck:
+      test: "curl -f http://localhost/health"
+      interval: 1m30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 2
+      start_period: 10s
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diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/health/+server.ts b/frontend/src/routes/health/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88bd74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/health/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import AppConfigService from '$lib/services/app-config-service';
+import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+
+export const GET: RequestHandler = async () => {
+	const appConfigService = new AppConfigService();
+	let backendOk = true;
+	await appConfigService.list().catch(() => (backendOk = false));
+
+	return new Response(
+		JSON.stringify({
+			status: backendOk ? 'HEALTHY' : 'UNHEALTHY'
+		}),
+		{
+			status: backendOk ? 200 : 500,
+			headers: {
+				'content-type': 'application/json'
+			}
+		}
+	);
+};