diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6ed8f81e..0e77c7a8 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUD_URL=https://9router.com
 
 # Currently unused by application runtime (kept as reference)
 # INSTANCE_NAME=9router
+
+# Proxy egress geo probe (Proxy Fitness "Geo probe" toggle makes this a runtime
+# setting too). These env vars are the hard override / advanced knobs for the
+# background scheduler that samples each pool's egress IP+country.
+# POOL_GEO_PROBE_DISABLED=1        # 1 = never run the geo probe
+# GEO_PROBE_URL=                   # optional single custom endpoint (replaces the built-in 4-endpoint chain)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitbook-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gitbook-pages.yml.disabled
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/gitbook-pages.yml
rename to .github/workflows/gitbook-pages.yml.disabled
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 92822918..da8eaacb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -49,5 +49,9 @@ RUN apk --no-cache upgrade && apk --no-cache add su-exec && \
 
 EXPOSE 20128
 
+# Health: Next serves /api/health (dashboardGuard public path).
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=20s --retries=3 \
+  CMD node -e "fetch('http://127.0.0.1:20128/api/health').then(r=>process.exit(r.ok?0:1)).catch(()=>process.exit(1))"
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["node", "custom-server.js"]