diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index aa637a5..e16d859 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:latest
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=build-env /app/out .
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 EXPOSE 8080
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080/healthz || exit 1
 ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "SDMetaUI.dll"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SDMetaUI/Program.cs b/SDMetaUI/Program.cs
index 8c285bc..e38d3ec 100644
--- a/SDMetaUI/Program.cs
+++ b/SDMetaUI/Program.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 builder.Services.AddServerSideBlazor();
 AddCustomServices(builder);
 builder.Services.AddControllers();
+builder.Services.AddHealthChecks();
 
 var app = builder.Build();
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 
 app.MapGet("/images/thumb/{path:required}", ImagesController.GetThumb);
 app.MapGet("/images/full/{path:required}/{realfilename}", ImagesController.GetFull);
+app.MapHealthChecks("/healthz");
 
 // https://github.com/gmanvel/AspNetCoreSingleFileApp
 app.UseStaticFiles(new StaticFileOptions