diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index c1992f4b..9a7ee757 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 Rails.application.routes.draw do
+  # Reveal health status on /up that returns 200 if the app boots with no exceptions, otherwise 500.
+  # Can be used by load balancers and uptime monitors to verify that the app is live.
+  get "up" => "rails/health#show", as: :rails_health_check
+
   root "basic_search#index"
 
   get 'analyze', to: 'tacos#analyze'