Tag: healthcheck

All the articles with the tag "healthcheck".

• Dependencies, Healthchecks, and Startup Order in Compose

  5 May, 2026

  depends_on with conditions, service_healthy, and the traps around startup ordering — because 'started' doesn't mean 'ready'.

• Healthchecks: Letting Docker Know Your App Is Actually Running

  5 May, 2026

  The HEALTHCHECK instruction, health states, and how proper healthchecks change restart behavior and service dependency ordering.