diff --git a/components/header.js b/components/header.js
index 80e158fa..090dacd9 100644
--- a/components/header.js
+++ b/components/header.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const Header = (props) => {
 
     const switchLocale = router.asPath.startsWith("/cy") ? "en" : "cy";
 
-    console.log("switch locale", locale === "en" ? "cy" : "en");
+    //console.log("switch locale", locale === "en" ? "cy" : "en");
 
     // const handleLocaleSwitch = () => {
     //     // const router = useRouter();
diff --git a/pages/api/health.js b/pages/api/health.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba9aab91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/api/health.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export default function handler(req, res) {
+    if (req.method !== "GET") {
+        return res.status(405).json({ error: "Method not allowed" });
+    }
+    res.status(200).json({
+        status: "UP",
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+}
diff --git a/pages/index.js b/pages/index.js
index ef0a423d..40510139 100644
--- a/pages/index.js
+++ b/pages/index.js
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ export const getServerSideProps = wrapper.getServerSideProps(
         var relayToken = await getToken();
         relayToken = relayToken.access_token;
 
-        console.log("\n////////////////////\nauth sess:", thisSession);
+        //console.log("\n////////////////////\nauth sess:", thisSession);
 
         const showLoginCheck = process.env.SHOWLOGIN || false;
         const showMapCheck = process.env.SHOWMAPS || false;
         const showReps = process.env.SHOWREPRESENTATIONS || false;
         store.dispatch(setShowReps(showReps, showLoginCheck));
 
-        console.log("server checks :", showReps, showLoginCheck);
+        //console.log("server checks :", showReps, showLoginCheck);
         let hasLoginCode = thisSession != null;
 
         console.log("server side has session:", thisSession != null);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export const getServerSideProps = wrapper.getServerSideProps(
         let ggLocale =
             typeof query.ui_locales != "undefined" && query.ui_locales;
 
-        console.log("hasloginCode:", hasLoginCode + "\n////////////////////\n");
+        //console.log("hasloginCode:", hasLoginCode + "\n////////////////////\n");
 
         let ggToken = {};
         let ggUserInfo = {};
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ export const getServerSideProps = wrapper.getServerSideProps(
             store.dispatch(setContainerID(thisSession.user.id));
 
             portalUserObj = await getPortalLogin(thisSession.user.email);
-        } else {
-            console.log("///////////////\nempty session \n///////////////\n");
         }
 
         return {