diff --git a/backend/src/routes/health.js b/backend/src/routes/health.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0429f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/routes/health.js
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+import express from 'express';
+import os from 'os';
+import * as StellarService from '../services/stellar.js';
+import { eventMonitor } from '../eventSourcing/index.js';
+import { auditLogger } from '../security/index.js';
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+function getSystemInfo() {
+  return {
+    platform: os.platform(),
+    arch: os.arch(),
+    uptime: os.uptime(),
+    loadavg: os.loadavg(),
+    totalmem: os.totalmem(),
+    freemem: os.freemem(),
+    cpus: os.cpus().length,
+    hostname: os.hostname()
+  };
+}
+
+function getApplicationInfo() {
+  return {
+    version: process.env.npm_package_version || '1.0.0',
+    nodeVersion: process.version,
+    environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+    startTime: new Date().toISOString(),
+    processId: process.pid
+  };
+}
+
+async function checkStellarConnectivity() {
+  try {
+    const status = await StellarService.getNetworkStatus();
+    return {
+      status: 'healthy',
+      network: status.network,
+      horizonUrl: status.horizonUrl,
+      online: status.online,
+      horizonVersion: status.horizonVersion,
+      currentProtocolVersion: status.currentProtocolVersion,
+      responseTime: Date.now()
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      status: 'unhealthy',
+      error: error.message,
+      responseTime: Date.now()
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+async function checkDatabaseConnectivity() {
+  // This application doesn't appear to use a traditional database
+  // Using event sourcing and in-memory storage instead
+  try {
+    const eventMonitorStatus = eventMonitor.isInitialized ? 'healthy' : 'unhealthy';
+    const auditLoggerStatus = auditLogger.isInitialized ? 'healthy' : 'unhealthy';
+    
+    return {
+      status: eventMonitorStatus === 'healthy' && auditLoggerStatus === 'healthy' ? 'healthy' : 'unhealthy',
+      eventMonitor: eventMonitorStatus,
+      auditLogger: auditLoggerStatus,
+      type: 'event-sourcing'
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      status: 'unhealthy',
+      error: error.message,
+      type: 'event-sourcing'
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+async function checkDependencies() {
+  const checks = [];
+  
+  // Check Stellar SDK
+  try {
+    const stellarStatus = await checkStellarConnectivity();
+    checks.push({
+      name: '@stellar/stellar-sdk',
+      status: stellarStatus.status,
+      version: '12.3.0'
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    checks.push({
+      name: '@stellar/stellar-sdk',
+      status: 'unhealthy',
+      error: error.message
+    });
+  }
+  
+  // Check Express (core framework)
+  checks.push({
+    name: 'express',
+    status: 'healthy',
+    version: '4.19.2'
+  });
+  
+  // Check WebSocket
+  checks.push({
+    name: 'ws',
+    status: 'healthy',
+    version: '8.20.0'
+  });
+  
+  return {
+    overall: checks.every(c => c.status === 'healthy') ? 'healthy' : 'unhealthy',
+    dependencies: checks
+  };
+}
+
+function calculateHealthPercentage(checks) {
+  const healthyCount = checks.filter(check => check.status === 'healthy').length;
+  return Math.round((healthyCount / checks.length) * 100);
+}
+
+router.get('/health', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const systemInfo = getSystemInfo();
+    const appInfo = getApplicationInfo();
+    const stellarCheck = await checkStellarConnectivity();
+    const databaseCheck = await checkDatabaseConnectivity();
+    const dependencyCheck = await checkDependencies();
+    
+    const healthChecks = [
+      { name: 'stellar', ...stellarCheck },
+      { name: 'database', ...databaseCheck }
+    ];
+    
+    const overallHealth = calculateHealthPercentage(healthChecks);
+    const status = overallHealth >= 80 ? 'healthy' : overallHealth >= 50 ? 'degraded' : 'unhealthy';
+    
+    const healthData = {
+      status,
+      overallHealth,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      uptime: process.uptime(),
+      checks: healthChecks,
+      dependencies: dependencyCheck,
+      system: systemInfo,
+      application: appInfo
+    };
+    
+    const statusCode = status === 'healthy' ? 200 : status === 'degraded' ? 200 : 503;
+    res.status(statusCode).json(healthData);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({
+      status: 'unhealthy',
+      error: error.message,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+router.get('/health/live', (req, res) => {
+  // Liveness probe - checks if the application is running
+  res.status(200).json({
+    status: 'alive',
+    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+    uptime: process.uptime()
+  });
+});
+
+router.get('/health/ready', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    // Readiness probe - checks if the application is ready to serve traffic
+    const stellarCheck = await checkStellarConnectivity();
+    const databaseCheck = await checkDatabaseConnectivity();
+    
+    const isReady = stellarCheck.status === 'healthy' && databaseCheck.status === 'healthy';
+    
+    const readinessData = {
+      status: isReady ? 'ready' : 'not_ready',
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      checks: {
+        stellar: stellarCheck.status,
+        database: databaseCheck.status
+      }
+    };
+    
+    const statusCode = isReady ? 200 : 503;
+    res.status(statusCode).json(readinessData);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(503).json({
+      status: 'not_ready',
+      error: error.message,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+router.get('/metrics', (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const systemInfo = getSystemInfo();
+    const appInfo = getApplicationInfo();
+    const memoryUsage = process.memoryUsage();
+    
+    const metrics = {
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      application: {
+        version: appInfo.version,
+        nodeVersion: appInfo.nodeVersion,
+        environment: appInfo.environment,
+        processId: appInfo.processId,
+        uptime: process.uptime()
+      },
+      system: {
+        platform: systemInfo.platform,
+        arch: systemInfo.arch,
+        hostname: systemInfo.hostname,
+        cpuCount: systemInfo.cpus,
+        loadAverage: systemInfo.loadavg,
+        memory: {
+          total: systemInfo.totalmem,
+          free: systemInfo.freemem,
+          used: systemInfo.totalmem - systemInfo.freemem,
+          usagePercentage: Math.round(((systemInfo.totalmem - systemInfo.freemem) / systemInfo.totalmem) * 100)
+        }
+      },
+      process: {
+        memory: {
+          rss: memoryUsage.rss,
+          heapTotal: memoryUsage.heapTotal,
+          heapUsed: memoryUsage.heapUsed,
+          external: memoryUsage.external,
+          arrayBuffers: memoryUsage.arrayBuffers
+        },
+        cpuUsage: process.cpuUsage()
+      }
+    };
+    
+    res.json(metrics);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({
+      error: error.message,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/backend/src/server.js b/backend/src/server.js
index 95f8732..c276fc8 100644
--- a/backend/src/server.js
+++ b/backend/src/server.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import eventsRoutes from './routes/events.js';
 import securityRoutes from './routes/security.js';
 import loadTestingRoutes from './routes/loadTesting.js';
 import chaosRoutes from './routes/chaos.js';
+import healthRoutes from './routes/health.js';
 import { eventMonitor } from './eventSourcing/index.js';
 import { auditLogger } from './security/index.js';
 
@@ -45,10 +46,7 @@ app.use('/api/events', eventsRoutes);
 app.use('/api/security', securityRoutes);
 app.use('/api/load-testing', loadTestingRoutes);
 app.use('/api/chaos', chaosRoutes);
-
-app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
-  res.json({ status: 'ok', network: process.env.STELLAR_NETWORK });
-});
+app.use('/', healthRoutes);
 
 const httpServer = createServer(app);
 initWebSocket(httpServer);