diff --git a/build/config/health.conf b/build/config/health.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b25b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/config/health.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#
+# nginx health stub-site
+#
+
+server {
+    listen 80 default_server;
+    server_name _;
+
+    location /nginx_status {
+        stub_status;
+
+        # only permit local connections
+        allow 127.0.0.1;
+        deny all;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/build/config/nginx.conf b/build/config/nginx.conf
index 3d3b005..d54d170 100644
--- a/build/config/nginx.conf
+++ b/build/config/nginx.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ include /etc/nginx/modules/*.conf;
 events {
     worker_connections 512;
     multi_accept off;
-    use epoll;    
+    use epoll;
 }
 
 http {
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ http {
     include /etc/nginx/ssl-config/*.conf;
     include /etc/nginx/config/*.conf;
 
+    # include health status stub-site
+    include /etc/nginx/health.conf;
+
     # include enabled server blocks from sites/*.conf
     include /etc/nginx/sites/*.conf;
-}
+}
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