feat: add ping path to authentication bypass and implement API health check endpoint for monitoring

Author: Admin9705

src/primary/auth.py

@@ -267,9 +267,10 @@ def authenticate_request():
     api_setup_path = "/api/setup"
     favicon_path = "/favicon.ico"
     health_check_path = "/api/health"
+    ping_path = "/ping"
 
-    # Skip authentication for static files, setup pages and health check path
-    if request.path.startswith((static_path, setup_path, api_setup_path)) or request.path in (favicon_path, health_check_path):
+    # Skip authentication for static files, setup pages, health check path, and ping
+    if request.path.startswith((static_path, setup_path, api_setup_path)) or request.path in (favicon_path, health_check_path, ping_path):
         return None
 
     # If no user exists, redirect to setup

src/primary/web_server.py

@@ -1075,6 +1075,17 @@ def health_check():
     logger.debug("Health check endpoint accessed")
     return jsonify({"status": "OK"})
 
+@app.route('/api/health', methods=['GET'])
+def api_health_check():
+    """
+    API health check endpoint that bypasses authentication.
+    Returns a status OK response to indicate the application is running properly.
+    This endpoint is useful for monitoring tools and load balancers.
+    """
+    logger = get_logger("system")
+    logger.debug("API health check endpoint accessed")
+    return jsonify({"status": "OK", "message": "Huntarr is running"})
+
 @app.route('/api/github_sponsors', methods=['GET'])
 def get_github_sponsors():
     # API access configuration