diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index edb296c..feec617 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ apps/web/dist
 apps/api/dist
 packages/db/dist
 packages/types/dist
+.turbo
+screenshots/
diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile b/apps/api/Dockerfile
index 1a89f85..fe0e0da 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/packages/types/dist packages/types/dist
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prod
 
 EXPOSE 3000
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=10s --retries=3 \
+  CMD curl -f http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1
 CMD ["node", "apps/api/dist/index.js"]
 
 # Migrate stage — runs drizzle-kit migrate against the database
diff --git a/apps/web/Dockerfile b/apps/web/Dockerfile
index 704730b..eb110fa 100644
--- a/apps/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/web/Dockerfile
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ FROM nginx:alpine AS runner
 COPY apps/web/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/web/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
 EXPOSE 80
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+  CMD curl -f http://localhost:80/ || exit 1