From bf59b28271c1d2a22bf3c3453d90a417fb6aa26d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Whitestone <alexpaynex@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:51:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Add /health endpoint to Hermes gateway
 (nginx.conf)\n\nFixes #285

---
 nginx.conf | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

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.
-- 
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