diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 269e2b4..1b066d1 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -10,12 +10,20 @@ FROM debian:bookworm-slim AS runtime
 
 WORKDIR /app 
 
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y curl && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 ARG PORT=8080
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/csv
 
 COPY --from=build /app/ .
 
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=60s --timeout=40s \
+    CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080/ping || exit 1
+
 EXPOSE ${PORT}
 
 CMD ["/app/conf-backend", "server"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/server.go b/backend/server.go
index 90a46be..9d30d60 100644
--- a/backend/server.go
+++ b/backend/server.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func NewServer(config *ServerConfig) *echo.Echo {
 	// NOTE: Only need to handle CORS, everything else is being handled by the API gateway
 	e.Use(middleware.CORSWithConfig(middleware.CORSConfig{
 		AllowOrigins:     []string{"https://conf.teknologiumum.com"},
-		AllowMethods:     []string{"POST"},
+		AllowMethods:     []string{http.MethodPost},
 		AllowHeaders:     []string{echo.HeaderOrigin, echo.HeaderContentType, echo.HeaderAccept},
 		AllowCredentials: false,
 		MaxAge:           3600, // 1 day
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ func NewServer(config *ServerConfig) *echo.Echo {
 
 	e.Use(middleware.RequestID())
 
+	e.GET("/ping", func(c echo.Context) error {
+		return c.NoContent(http.StatusOK)
+	})
+
 	e.POST("/users", func(c echo.Context) error {
 		requestId := c.Request().Header.Get(echo.HeaderXRequestID)
 		sentryHub := sentryecho.GetHubFromContext(c)