diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 32050c7..e7ee500 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ server {
         font/woff
         font/woff2;
 
+    # ── Health check endpoint ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    # Simple endpoint for uptime monitoring.
+    location /health {
+        return 200 "OK";
+        add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+    }
+
     # ── WebSocket proxy (/ws) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
     # Forwards to the Hermes / presence backend running on port 8080.
     # Adjust the upstream address if the WS server lives elsewhere.