diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 635cbbff..70847ad5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ RUN mvn compile
 RUN mvn dependency:copy-dependencies -DincludeScope=compile
 
 FROM eclipse-temurin:25-jre-alpine
-EXPOSE 8080
+ARG PORT=8080
+EXPOSE $PORT
 RUN addgroup -S appgroup && adduser -S appuser -G appgroup
 WORKDIR /app/
 COPY --from=build /build/target/classes/ /app/
 COPY --from=build /build/target/dependency/ /app/dependencies/
 COPY www/ ./www/
+ENV HEALTHCHECK_PORT=$PORT
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --retries=3 CMD sh -c 'curl -fsS "http://localhost:${HEALTHCHECK_PORT}/" || exit 1'
+RUN apk --no-cache add curl
 USER appuser
-ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-classpath", "/app:/app/dependencies/*", "org.example.App"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-classpath", "/app:/app/dependencies/*", "org.example.App"]
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