diff --git a/samples/django-postgres/app/Dockerfile b/samples/django-postgres/app/Dockerfile
index 2f456217..ca3b7aa0 100644
--- a/samples/django-postgres/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/django-postgres/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
@@ -19,4 +21,4 @@ COPY . /code/
 RUN python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 
 # Start server
-CMD python manage.py migrate && python manage.py createsuperuser && gunicorn crm_platform.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD python manage.py migrate && python manage.py createsuperuser && gunicorn crm_platform.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
diff --git a/samples/django/app/Dockerfile b/samples/django/app/Dockerfile
index 50589cf4..4c5e17ba 100644
--- a/samples/django/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/django/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
diff --git a/samples/golang-http-form/app/Dockerfile b/samples/golang-http-form/app/Dockerfile
index cc460603..c2de6b65 100644
--- a/samples/golang-http-form/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/golang-http-form/app/Dockerfile
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ COPY . .
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o main .
 
 # Start a new stage from scratch
-FROM alpine:latest
+FROM golang:1.20-slim
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+RUN apt update && apt install -y curl ca-certificates
 
 WORKDIR /root/
 
diff --git a/samples/golang-http-form/compose.yaml b/samples/golang-http-form/compose.yaml
index acf615c4..7ef95178 100644
--- a/samples/golang-http-form/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/golang-http-form/compose.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 50M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/"]
diff --git a/samples/golang-mongodb-atlas/app/Dockerfile b/samples/golang-mongodb-atlas/app/Dockerfile
index 214172dc..defd902d 100644
--- a/samples/golang-mongodb-atlas/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/golang-mongodb-atlas/app/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ COPY . .
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o taskmanager .
 
 # Start a new stage from scratch
-FROM alpine:latest  
+FROM golang:1.20-slim
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y curl ca-certificates
 
 WORKDIR /root/
 
@@ -30,4 +32,3 @@ EXPOSE 8080
 
 # Command to run the executable
 CMD ["./taskmanager"]
-
diff --git a/samples/golang-mongodb-atlas/compose.yaml b/samples/golang-mongodb-atlas/compose.yaml
index ddea22cc..98419512 100644
--- a/samples/golang-mongodb-atlas/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/golang-mongodb-atlas/compose.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ services:
     #  resources:
     #    reservations:
     #      memory: 256M
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/"]
diff --git a/samples/golang-openai/app/Dockerfile b/samples/golang-openai/app/Dockerfile
index cc460603..c2de6b65 100644
--- a/samples/golang-openai/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/golang-openai/app/Dockerfile
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ COPY . .
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o main .
 
 # Start a new stage from scratch
-FROM alpine:latest
+FROM golang:1.20-slim
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+RUN apt update && apt install -y curl ca-certificates
 
 WORKDIR /root/
 
diff --git a/samples/golang-openai/compose.yaml b/samples/golang-openai/compose.yaml
index 7d1a8cdb..0918211a 100644
--- a/samples/golang-openai/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/golang-openai/compose.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 50M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/"]
diff --git a/samples/golang-rest-api/app/Dockerfile b/samples/golang-rest-api/app/Dockerfile
index cc460603..c2de6b65 100644
--- a/samples/golang-rest-api/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/golang-rest-api/app/Dockerfile
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ COPY . .
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o main .
 
 # Start a new stage from scratch
-FROM alpine:latest
+FROM golang:1.20-slim
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+RUN apt update && apt install -y curl ca-certificates
 
 WORKDIR /root/
 
diff --git a/samples/golang-rest-api/compose.yaml b/samples/golang-rest-api/compose.yaml
index acf615c4..7ef95178 100644
--- a/samples/golang-rest-api/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/golang-rest-api/compose.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 50M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/"]
diff --git a/samples/golang-s3/app/Dockerfile b/samples/golang-s3/app/Dockerfile
index cc460603..c2de6b65 100644
--- a/samples/golang-s3/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/golang-s3/app/Dockerfile
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ COPY . .
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o main .
 
 # Start a new stage from scratch
-FROM alpine:latest
+FROM golang:1.20-slim
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+RUN apt update && apt install -y curl ca-certificates
 
 WORKDIR /root/
 
diff --git a/samples/golang-s3/compose.yaml b/samples/golang-s3/compose.yaml
index dd53a035..ff2af1e5 100644
--- a/samples/golang-s3/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/golang-s3/compose.yaml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 50M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/"]
diff --git a/samples/golang-slackbot/app/Dockerfile b/samples/golang-slackbot/app/Dockerfile
index 3c89f62b..9ebf428d 100644
--- a/samples/golang-slackbot/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/golang-slackbot/app/Dockerfile
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ COPY . .
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o main .
 
 # Start a new stage from scratch
-FROM alpine:latest
+FROM golang:1.20-slim
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+RUN apt update && apt install -y curl ca-certificates
 
 WORKDIR /root/
 
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ COPY --from=builder /src/main .
 EXPOSE 8080
 
 # Run the binary
-CMD ["./main"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["./main"]
diff --git a/samples/golang-slackbot/compose.yaml b/samples/golang-slackbot/compose.yaml
index 26446cda..e0cabc6c 100644
--- a/samples/golang-slackbot/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/golang-slackbot/compose.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ services:
     #  resources:
     #    reservations:
     #      memory: 256M
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/"]
diff --git a/samples/javalin/app/Dockerfile b/samples/javalin/app/Dockerfile
index 7c85615f..841be2b5 100644
--- a/samples/javalin/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/javalin/app/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ RUN mvn clean package
 # Stage 2: Create the runtime image
 FROM openjdk:17-jdk-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -25,4 +27,4 @@ COPY --from=build /app/target/defang-javalin-1.0.0.jar /app/app.jar
 EXPOSE 7000
 
 # Command to run the Javalin application
-CMD ["java", "-jar", "/app/app.jar"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["java", "-jar", "/app/app.jar"]
diff --git a/samples/javalin/compose.yaml b/samples/javalin/compose.yaml
index 2439a47e..f7bc6045 100644
--- a/samples/javalin/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/javalin/compose.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ services:
       - target: 7000
         published: 7000
         mode: ingress
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:7000/"]
diff --git a/samples/langchain/app/Dockerfile b/samples/langchain/app/Dockerfile
index 29ff624a..ba95d897 100644
--- a/samples/langchain/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/langchain/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/samples/langchain/compose.yaml b/samples/langchain/compose.yaml
index ac6d2667..66b990e1 100644
--- a/samples/langchain/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/langchain/compose.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ services:
         published: 8080
         protocol: tcp
         mode: ingress
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/"]
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-chatroom/app/Dockerfile b/samples/nodejs-chatroom/app/Dockerfile
index d8092b50..07def8a8 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-chatroom/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/nodejs-chatroom/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use the slim version of Node.js on Debian Bookworm as the base image
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-chatroom/compose.yaml b/samples/nodejs-chatroom/compose.yaml
index 6b3e1abd..d9c6cfb1 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-chatroom/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/nodejs-chatroom/compose.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 256M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/"]
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-express/app/Dockerfile b/samples/nodejs-express/app/Dockerfile
index ba70d1ae..d162810e 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-express/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/nodejs-express/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use the slim version of Node.js on Debian Bookworm as the base image
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-express/compose.yaml b/samples/nodejs-express/compose.yaml
index 1de416e9..b06aac1a 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-express/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/nodejs-express/compose.yaml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 256M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/"]
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-form/app/Dockerfile b/samples/nodejs-form/app/Dockerfile
index c25fe297..3fb3b747 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-form/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/nodejs-form/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use the slim version of Node.js on Debian Bookworm as the base image
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-form/compose.yaml b/samples/nodejs-form/compose.yaml
index 599e055f..c98993cb 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-form/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/nodejs-form/compose.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 256M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/"]
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-http/app/Dockerfile b/samples/nodejs-http/app/Dockerfile
index 14ec0dfb..4e592006 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-http/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/nodejs-http/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use the slim version of Node.js on Debian Bookworm as the base image
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-http/compose.yaml b/samples/nodejs-http/compose.yaml
index 599e055f..c98993cb 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-http/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/nodejs-http/compose.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 256M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/"]
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-openai/app/Dockerfile b/samples/nodejs-openai/app/Dockerfile
index c25fe297..3fb3b747 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-openai/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/nodejs-openai/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use the slim version of Node.js on Debian Bookworm as the base image
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-openai/compose.yaml b/samples/nodejs-openai/compose.yaml
index 9d69f3b2..99bc3c83 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-openai/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/nodejs-openai/compose.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 256M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/"]
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-rest-api/app/Dockerfile b/samples/nodejs-rest-api/app/Dockerfile
index c25fe297..3fb3b747 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-rest-api/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/nodejs-rest-api/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use the slim version of Node.js on Debian Bookworm as the base image
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-rest-api/compose.yaml b/samples/nodejs-rest-api/compose.yaml
index 599e055f..c98993cb 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-rest-api/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/nodejs-rest-api/compose.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 256M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/"]
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-s3/app/Dockerfile b/samples/nodejs-s3/app/Dockerfile
index c25fe297..3fb3b747 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-s3/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/nodejs-s3/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use the slim version of Node.js on Debian Bookworm as the base image
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/samples/nodejs-s3/compose.yaml b/samples/nodejs-s3/compose.yaml
index 65aa3209..54188254 100644
--- a/samples/nodejs-s3/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/nodejs-s3/compose.yaml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ services:
         reservations:
           memory: 256M
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/"]
diff --git a/samples/rails/app/.dockerignore b/samples/rails/app/.dockerignore
index 96123753..b09255cd 100644
--- a/samples/rails/app/.dockerignore
+++ b/samples/rails/app/.dockerignore
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@
 /app/assets/builds/*
 !/app/assets/builds/.keep
 /public/assets
+
+/test
diff --git a/samples/sailsjs-postgres/app/Dockerfile b/samples/sailsjs-postgres/app/Dockerfile
index 2d674388..cd42ee66 100644
--- a/samples/sailsjs-postgres/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/sailsjs-postgres/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use the slim version of Node.js on Debian Bookworm as the base image
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Create app directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
diff --git a/samples/sailsjs-postgres/compose.yaml b/samples/sailsjs-postgres/compose.yaml
index 0669f712..74ae2c9d 100644
--- a/samples/sailsjs-postgres/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/sailsjs-postgres/compose.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ services:
     #  resources:
     #    reservations:
     #      memory: 256M
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:1337/"]
 
 networks:
   app-network:
diff --git a/samples/svelte-mysql/app/Dockerfile b/samples/svelte-mysql/app/Dockerfile
index 2f0657bf..eb6114f7 100644
--- a/samples/svelte-mysql/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/svelte-mysql/app/Dockerfile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ RUN npm install --legacy-peer-deps && npm run build
 # Stage 2: Build Node.js backend
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim as backend
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Copy backend source code
diff --git a/samples/svelte-mysql/compose.yaml b/samples/svelte-mysql/compose.yaml
index f34f08c8..b1e55167 100644
--- a/samples/svelte-mysql/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/svelte-mysql/compose.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ services:
       - "3001:3001"
     depends_on:
       - db
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3001/"]
     #deploy:
     #  resources:
     #    reservations:
diff --git a/samples/sveltekit-mongodb/app/Dockerfile b/samples/sveltekit-mongodb/app/Dockerfile
index 601e99f5..f20674fa 100644
--- a/samples/sveltekit-mongodb/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/sveltekit-mongodb/app/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Use the slim version of Node.js v20 on Debian Bookworm as the base image
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/samples/sveltekit-mongodb/compose.yaml b/samples/sveltekit-mongodb/compose.yaml
index a1276681..f8165a5d 100644
--- a/samples/sveltekit-mongodb/compose.yaml
+++ b/samples/sveltekit-mongodb/compose.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ services:
     #  resources:
     #    reservations:
     #      memory: 256M
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/"]
 
   mongo:
     restart: unless-stopped