diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index ff8fb82..c6b9773 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -181,6 +181,41 @@ const BUILD_INFO = {
 };
 app.get('/api/version', (req, res) => res.json(BUILD_INFO));
 
+// Health check (público, sem auth) — status do backend + dependências.
+// Banco é crítico (down => HTTP 503); cache é opcional (down => "degraded", mas 200).
+app.get('/api/health', async (req, res) => {
+    const checks = {};
+    try {
+        const t = Date.now();
+        await pool.query('SELECT 1');
+        checks.database = { status: 'ok', latency_ms: Date.now() - t };
+    } catch {
+        checks.database = { status: 'down' };
+    }
+    try {
+        if (redis) {
+            const t = Date.now();
+            await redis.ping();
+            checks.cache = { status: 'ok', latency_ms: Date.now() - t };
+        } else {
+            checks.cache = { status: 'disabled' };
+        }
+    } catch {
+        checks.cache = { status: 'down' };
+    }
+    const dbOk = checks.database.status === 'ok';
+    const cacheDegraded = checks.cache.status === 'down';
+    const status = !dbOk ? 'down' : (cacheDegraded ? 'degraded' : 'ok');
+    res.status(dbOk ? 200 : 503).json({
+        status,
+        version: BUILD_INFO.version,
+        commit: BUILD_INFO.commit,
+        environment: BUILD_INFO.environment,
+        uptime_s: Math.round(process.uptime()),
+        checks,
+    });
+});
+
 // =============================================================================
 // SECURITY MIDDLEWARE: Tenant Guard
 // =============================================================================