diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ceeba3..7e592c0 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-frontend:
     runs-on: [ci]
-    if: false
+    # if: false
     #needs: test-backend
 
     steps:
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-frontend:
     runs-on: [ci]
-    if: false
+    # if: false
     #needs: [test-backend, test-frontend]
     needs: [test-frontend]
 
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy-prod:
     runs-on: [prod]
+    needs: [build-frontend]
     #needs: [build-backend, build-frontend]
 
     env:
@@ -285,5 +286,5 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         set -euo pipefail
         apk add --no-cache curl >/dev/null
-        curl -sS -D- http://127.0.0.1:18080/healthz
-        curl -sS -I http://127.0.0.1:18080/
+        curl -sS -D- http://127.0.0.1:8080/healthz
+        curl -sS -I http://127.0.0.1:8080/
diff --git a/deploy/prod-pod.yml b/deploy/prod-pod.yml
index 495da29..9a79470 100644
--- a/deploy/prod-pod.yml
+++ b/deploy/prod-pod.yml
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ spec:
       value: "${PROD_BACKEND_PORT}"
     - name: PORT
       value: "${PROD_FRONTEND_PORT}"
-    - name: HOST
-      value: "0.0.0.0"
+    - name: HOSTNAME
+      value: "127.0.0.1"
     ports:
     - containerPort: ${PROD_FRONTEND_PORT}
       protocol: TCP
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index aa2431d..eb45502 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ FROM docker.io/node:20-alpine AS builder
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ENV NODE_ENV=development
+
 # Copy package files
 COPY package*.json ./
 
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ RUN npm ci
 # Copy source code
 COPY . .
 
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+
 # Build the application
 RUN npm run build
 
@@ -20,29 +24,30 @@ RUN npm run build
 FROM docker.io/node:20-alpine AS runner
 
 # Create non-root user
-RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
-RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
+RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs \
+ && adduser  --system --uid 1001 nextjs
 
-# Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy necessary files from builder
+# Copy standalone artifacts
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 
-# Change ownership
+# Ownership
 RUN chown -R nextjs:nodejs /app
-
-# Switch to non-root user
 USER nextjs
 
-# Expose port
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+ENV PORT=3000
+ENV HOSTNAME=127.0.0.1
+
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-# Health check
+# Healthcheck: hit the frontend root over IPv4 (no curl needed)
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
-    CMD curl -f http://localhost:3000/api/health || exit 1
+  CMD wget -qO- http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/ >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
 
 # Run the application
 CMD ["node", "server.js"] 
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