diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0dbbdd3..949da5e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,13 +19,19 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the build directory from the builder stage to /app
 COPY --from=builder /git/build /app
 
+# Create a dedicated user 'web' and change ownership of /app to 'web'
+RUN addgroup -S web && adduser -S web -G web && chown -R web:web /app
+
 # Caddyfile configuration to serve files from /app
 RUN echo -e ":80 {\n  root * /app\n  try_files {path}.html {path}\n  file_server\n}" > /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
 
 # Expose port 80
 EXPOSE 80
 
-# Start Caddy with the specified Caddyfile
+# Switch to the 'web' user
+USER web
+
+# Start Caddy with the specified Caddyfile as the 'web' user
 CMD ["caddy", "run", "--config", "/etc/caddy/Caddyfile", "--adapter", "caddyfile"]
 
 # Docker Container Labels
diff --git a/hardening/healthcheck.sh b/hardening/healthcheck.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0520ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardening/healthcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Configuration
+HEALTH_URL="http://10.1.30.1:8080/health"
+NTFY_INSTANCE="https://ntfy.lunivity.com"
+NTFY_TOPIC="$NTFY_INSTANCE/mytopic"
+CONFIGURABLE_MESSAGE="Something went wrong with the health check."
+LOG_FILE="health_check.log"
+
+# Function to send push notification
+send_notification() {
+    local message="$1"
+    local priority="$2"
+    local tags="$3"
+    curl -H "Title: Health Check Failure" \
+         -H "Priority: $priority" \
+         -H "Tags: $tags" \
+         -d "$message" \
+         "$NTFY_TOPIC"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "[$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")] - Failed to send push notification" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Perform curl request
+HEALTH_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "%{http_code}" "$HEALTH_URL")
+HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$HEALTH_RESPONSE" | tail -n1)
+CONTENT=$(echo "$HEALTH_RESPONSE" | head -n -1)
+if [ "$HTTP_CODE" == "200" ] && [ "$CONTENT" == "OK" ]; then
+    echo "[$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")] - Successful response from health check at '$HEALTH_URL' - Response: 'OK'" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+else
+    echo "[$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")] - Failed response from health check at '$HEALTH_URL' - HTTP Code: '$HTTP_CODE' - Content: '$CONTENT'" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    echo "[$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")] - Sending a push notification..." >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    send_notification "$CONFIGURABLE_MESSAGE" "urgent" "warning"
+fi