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= Monitoring application health by using health checks
include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]

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In software systems, components can become unhealthy due to transient issues such as temporary connectivity loss, configuration errors, or problems with external dependencies. {product-title} applications have a number of options to detect and handle unhealthy containers.

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include::modules/application-health-about.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/application-health-configuring.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/odc-monitoring-application-health-using-developer-perspective.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// cannot add health checks in web console
ifdef::openshift-rosa,openshift-dedicated[]
include::modules/odc-adding-health-checks.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
endif::openshift-rosa,openshift-dedicated[]

include::modules/odc-editing-health-checks.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/odc-monitoring-health-checks.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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.Additional resources
ifndef::openshift-rosa,openshift-dedicated[]
* For details on switching to the *Developer* perspective in the web console, see xref:../web_console/web-console-overview.adoc#about-developer-perspective_web-console-overview[About the *Developer* perspective].
endif::openshift-rosa,openshift-dedicated[]
* For details on adding health checks while creating and deploying an application, see *Advanced Options* in the xref:../applications/creating_applications/odc-creating-applications-using-developer-perspective.adoc#odc-creating-applications-using-developer-perspective[Creating applications using the Developer perspective] section.