diff --git a/app/Config/Routes.php b/app/Config/Routes.php
index f0dd58b0..cba9bf1a 100644
--- a/app/Config/Routes.php
+++ b/app/Config/Routes.php
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ $routes->get('themes/colors', 'ColorsController', [
     'as' => 'themes-colors-css',
 ]);
 
+// health check
+$routes->get('/health', 'HomeController::health', [
+    'as' => 'health',
+]);
+
 // We get a performance increase by specifying the default
 // route since we don't have to scan directories.
 $routes->get('/', 'HomeController', [
diff --git a/app/Controllers/HomeController.php b/app/Controllers/HomeController.php
index 68816c0c..130d1e3a 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/HomeController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/HomeController.php
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace App\Controllers;
 
 use App\Models\PodcastModel;
+use CodeIgniter\Database\Exceptions\DatabaseException;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\RedirectResponse;
+use CodeIgniter\HTTP\ResponseInterface;
 use Config\Services;
+use Modules\Media\FileManagers\FileManagerInterface;
 
 class HomeController extends BaseController
 {
@@ -48,4 +51,43 @@ class HomeController extends BaseController
 
         return view('home', $data);
     }
+
+    public function health(): ResponseInterface
+    {
+        $errors = [];
+
+        try {
+            db_connect();
+        } catch (DatabaseException) {
+            $errors[] = 'Unable to connect to the database.';
+        }
+
+        // --- Can Castopod connect to the cache handler
+        if (config('Cache')->handler !== 'dummy' && cache()->getCacheInfo() === null) {
+            $errors[] = 'Unable connect to the cache handler.';
+        }
+
+        // --- Can Castopod write to storage?
+
+        /** @var FileManagerInterface $fileManager */
+        $fileManager = service('file_manager', false);
+
+        if (! $fileManager->isHealthy()) {
+            $errors[] = 'Problem with file manager.';
+        }
+
+        if ($errors !== []) {
+            return $this->response->setStatusCode(503, 'Problem with cache handler.')
+                ->setJSON([
+                    'code' => 503,
+                    'errors' => $errors,
+                ]);
+        }
+
+        return $this->response->setStatusCode(200)
+            ->setJSON([
+                'code' => 200,
+                'message' => '✨ All good!',
+            ]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/Media/FileManagers/FS.php b/modules/Media/FileManagers/FS.php
index 80c03547..f37792a7 100644
--- a/modules/Media/FileManagers/FS.php
+++ b/modules/Media/FileManagers/FS.php
@@ -132,4 +132,11 @@ class FS implements FileManagerInterface
 
         return true;
     }
+
+    public function isHealthy(): bool
+    {
+        helper('media');
+
+        return is_really_writable(ROOTPATH . 'public/' . media_path());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/Media/FileManagers/FileManagerInterface.php b/modules/Media/FileManagers/FileManagerInterface.php
index 3b53afa7..39093441 100644
--- a/modules/Media/FileManagers/FileManagerInterface.php
+++ b/modules/Media/FileManagers/FileManagerInterface.php
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ interface FileManagerInterface
     public function deletePodcastImageSizes(string $podcastHandle): bool;
 
     public function deletePersonImagesSizes(): bool;
+
+    public function isHealthy(): bool;
 }
diff --git a/modules/Media/FileManagers/S3.php b/modules/Media/FileManagers/S3.php
index eef77fe1..d905945d 100644
--- a/modules/Media/FileManagers/S3.php
+++ b/modules/Media/FileManagers/S3.php
@@ -27,15 +27,19 @@ class S3 implements FileManagerInterface
             'use_path_style_endpoint' => $config->s3['path_style_endpoint'],
         ]);
 
-        // create bucket if it does not already exist
-        if (! $this->s3->doesBucketExist((string) $this->config->s3['bucket'])) {
-            try {
-                $this->s3->createBucket([
-                    'Bucket' => $this->config->s3['bucket'],
-                ]);
-            } catch (Exception $exception) {
-                log_message('critical', $exception->getMessage());
+        try {
+            // create bucket if it does not already exist
+            if (! $this->s3->doesBucketExist((string) $this->config->s3['bucket'])) {
+                try {
+                    $this->s3->createBucket([
+                        'Bucket' => $this->config->s3['bucket'],
+                    ]);
+                } catch (Exception $exception) {
+                    log_message('critical', $exception->getMessage());
+                }
             }
+        } catch (Exception $exception) {
+            throw new Exception($exception->getMessage(), $exception->getCode(), $exception);
         }
     }
 
@@ -171,4 +175,18 @@ class S3 implements FileManagerInterface
         $podcastImageKeys = preg_grep("~^persons\/.*_.*.\.(jpg|png|webp)$~", $objectsKeys);
         return (bool) $podcastImageKeys;
     }
+
+    public function isHealthy(): bool
+    {
+        try {
+            // ok if bucket exists and you have permission to access it
+            $this->s3->headBucket([
+                'Bucket' => $this->config->s3['bucket'],
+            ]);
+        } catch (Exception) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }