Add health check endpoint (#8048)

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diff --git a/docs/reverse_proxy.md b/docs/reverse_proxy.md

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@@ -139,3 +139,10 @@ client IP addresses are recorded correctly.
 Having done so, you can then use `https://matrix.example.com` (instead
 of `https://matrix.example.com:8448`) as the "Custom server" when
 connecting to Synapse from a client.
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+
+## Health check endpoint
+
+Synapse exposes a health check endpoint for use by reverse proxies.
+Each configured HTTP listener has a `/health` endpoint which always returns
+200 OK (and doesn't get logged).