Add health check endpoint (#8048)

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index 1a16d0b9f8..7957586d69 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.account_data import (
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.keys import KeyChangesServlet, KeyQueryServlet
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.register import RegisterRestServlet
 from synapse.rest.client.versions import VersionsRestServlet
+from synapse.rest.health import HealthResource
 from synapse.rest.key.v2 import KeyApiV2Resource
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.censor_events import CensorEventsStore
@@ -493,7 +494,10 @@ class GenericWorkerServer(HomeServer):
         site_tag = listener_config.http_options.tag
         if site_tag is None:
             site_tag = port
-        resources = {}
+
+        # We always include a health resource.
+        resources = {"/health": HealthResource()}
+
         for res in listener_config.http_options.resources:
             for name in res.names:
                 if name == "metrics":
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index d87a77718e..98d0d14a12 100644
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ from synapse.replication.http import REPLICATION_PREFIX, ReplicationRestResource
 from synapse.replication.tcp.resource import ReplicationStreamProtocolFactory
 from synapse.rest import ClientRestResource
 from synapse.rest.admin import AdminRestResource
+from synapse.rest.health import HealthResource
 from synapse.rest.key.v2 import KeyApiV2Resource
 from synapse.rest.well_known import WellKnownResource
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
@@ -98,7 +99,9 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         if site_tag is None:
             site_tag = port
 
-        resources = {}
+        # We always include a health resource.
+        resources = {"/health": HealthResource()}
+
         for res in listener_config.http_options.resources:
             for name in res.names:
                 if name == "openid" and "federation" in res.names: