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Frontend health endpoint logs excessive noise in Kubernetes
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Description
## Problem
The frontend health endpoint (`/health`) in `frontend/api/index.js` contains a hardcoded `console.log('Healthcheck complete')` on every request:
```js
app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
console.log('Healthcheck complete')
res.send('OK')
})
```
In Kubernetes, liveness and readiness probes hit `/health` every 10 seconds per pod. This generates a constant stream of `Healthcheck complete` log lines that:
- **Increases log storage/ingestion costs** (e.g. CloudWatch, Datadog, Loki) — especially when running multiple replicas
- **Drowns out meaningful application logs**, making it harder to debug real issues
- **Cannot be disabled** via environment variables — `ACCESS_LOG_LOCATION` does not affect this since it's a direct `console.log` call
## Expected Behavior
Health check requests should not produce log output by default, or there should be an environment variable (e.g. `LOG_HEALTHCHECK=false`) to suppress it.
## Suggested Fix
Remove the `console.log` from the health endpoint, or gate it behind an environment variable:
```js
app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
if (process.env.LOG_HEALTHCHECK === 'true') {
console.log('Healthcheck complete')
}
res.send('OK')
})
```
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