diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ad81ad..9b8d1c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,17 @@ volumes:
   - /pfad/zum/host/uploads:/app/public/uploads
 ```
 
+
+---
+
+## 🏥 System Status
+
+Die App stellt einen einfachen Healthcheck-Endpoint bereit, der von Docker oder externen Monitoring-Tools genutzt werden kann:
+
+- **Endpoint**: `/api/health`
+- **Method**: `GET`
+- **Response**: `200 OK` `{"status":"ok"}`
+
 ---
 
 *Erstellt mit ❤️ für alle Dosenöffner.*
diff --git a/app/api/health/route.ts b/app/api/health/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0079ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/health/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+
+export async function GET() {
+    return NextResponse.json({ status: 'ok' }, { status: 200 });
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ad6d519..41d5db5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ services:
       - ./data:/app/data
       - ./public/uploads:/app/public/uploads
     restart: always
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD", "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/api/health" ]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3