diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index dd11098d..562ce942 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -130,11 +130,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup the stack
         run: |
-          docker run --rm "${DOCKER_APP_IMAGE}" rails secret > /tmp/secret_key_base
+          docker run --quiet --rm "${DOCKER_APP_IMAGE}" rails secret > /tmp/secret_key_base
           docker compose build --quiet
           docker compose pull --quiet
           docker compose up --wait
-          docker compose exec -e RAILS_ENV=test app rails db:await db:setup assets:precompile
           docker compose exec -u root app chown -R altmedia:altmedia artifacts
 
       - name: Run RSpec
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Copy out artifacts
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: |
-          docker compose cp app:/opt/app/artifacts ./
+          docker compose cp app:/opt/app/artifacts ./ || mkdir artifacts
           docker compose logs > artifacts/docker-compose-services.log
           docker compose config > artifacts/docker-compose.merged.yml
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 91d7bdd7..3e9a247f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ own mistakes. 🙂
 
 - [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop)
 
-Windows developers should also consider installing the 
-[Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/). 
+Windows developers should also consider installing the
+[Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/).
 See “[Docker Desktop WSL 2 backend](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/)”
 for instructions on integrating Docker Desktop with WSL.
 
@@ -112,12 +112,24 @@ above, that service will fail to start.
 
 Navigate to [`http://localhost:3000/home`](http://localhost:3000/home).
 
-**Note:** On first run, the database will not exist and assets (javascript/css) will not be precompiled.
-To set up the database and precompile the assets, you can use `docker-compose exec` to run the relevant
-Rake tasks in the application container.
+**Note:** On first run, an `init` service will run to setup the database and compile assets (javascript/css). If necessary you can run it manually via:
 
 ```sh
-docker compose exec -u root app rails db:setup assets:precompile
+docker compose run --rm init
+```
+
+You can, equivalently, simply exec commands on the running `app` container:
+
+```sh
+docker compose exec app rails …
+docker compose run --rm app rails … # similar, but in a one-off container
+```
+
+If the stack's many `depends_on` declarations are slowing you down, use Compose's `--no-deps` flag to skip loading dependencies:
+
+```sh
+docker compose up --no-deps app
+docker compose run --rm --no-deps app …
 ```
 
 #### Running commands in the application container
@@ -170,8 +182,8 @@ Go to the model rb file and temporarily add `Alma::Type::LIBRARY_STAFF` to `ALLO
 ### Requirements
 
 - Ruby (see [`.ruby-version`](.ruby-version) for the required version
-  - recommended: a Ruby version manager such as [RVM](https://rvm.io/), 
-    [rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv), [chruby](https://github.com/postmodern/chruby), 
+  - recommended: a Ruby version manager such as [RVM](https://rvm.io/),
+    [rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv), [chruby](https://github.com/postmodern/chruby),
     or [asdf-ruby](https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-ruby).
 - [node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/)
   - recommended: a Node version manager such as [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm)
@@ -199,7 +211,7 @@ Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/).
    DATABASE_URL='postgres://<user>:<password>@<host>/<database-name>' rails s
    ```
 
-**Note:** Placing `DATABASE_URL` and other environment variables in a 
+**Note:** Placing `DATABASE_URL` and other environment variables in a
 [`.env` file](https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv) can simplify development.
 
 #### Accessing the server
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 57fcc587..6be9d60f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ RUN corepack enable \
     && corepack prepare yarn@stable --activate \
     && yarn -v
 
-# Remove packages we only needed as part of the Node.js / Yarn repository
-# setup and installation -- note that the Node.js setup scripts installs
-# a full version of Python, but at runtime we only need a minimal version
-
-RUN apt-get autoremove --purge -y curl
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 # Run configuration
 
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index be1cbf10..8e1618e3 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ gem 'omniauth-rails_csrf_protection', '~> 1.0'
 gem 'pg', '~> 1.2'
 gem 'prawn', '~> 2.4'
 gem 'puma', '~> 7.2'
+gem 'puma-plugin-delayed_stop', '~> 0.1.2'
 gem 'rails', '~> 8.0.4'
 gem 'recaptcha', '~> 4.13'
 gem 'sassc-rails'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b32989be..d2086ede 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ GEM
     public_suffix (7.0.2)
     puma (7.2.0)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
+    puma-plugin-delayed_stop (0.1.2)
+      puma (>= 5.0, < 8)
     raabro (1.4.0)
     racc (1.8.1)
     rack (3.2.5)
@@ -553,6 +555,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   pg (~> 1.2)
   prawn (~> 2.4)
   puma (~> 7.2)
+  puma-plugin-delayed_stop (~> 0.1.2)
   rails (~> 8.0.4)
   recaptcha (~> 4.13)
   roo (~> 2.8)
diff --git a/config/puma.rb b/config/puma.rb
index af3ba184..f0ef191a 100644
--- a/config/puma.rb
+++ b/config/puma.rb
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@
 # Specify the PID file. Defaults to tmp/pids/server.pid in development.
 # In other environments, only set the PID file if requested.
 pidfile ENV['PIDFILE'] if ENV['PIDFILE']
+
+plugin :delayed_stop
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 78d41a49..1dd9a272 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
   get 'admin', to: 'home#admin'
   get 'health', to: 'ok_computer/ok_computer#index', defaults: { format: :json }
+  get 'health/:check', to: 'ok_computer/ok_computer#show', defaults: { format: :json }
   get 'home', to: 'home#index'
   get 'build_info', to: 'home#build_info'
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.ci.yml b/docker-compose.ci.yml
index a58e9e6a..467b0f92 100644
--- a/docker-compose.ci.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.ci.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,40 @@
 services:
-  db:
-    volumes: !reset
-
   app:
     build: !reset
     environment:
       - CAPYBARA_SAVE_PATH=/opt/app/artifacts
     image: ${DOCKER_APP_IMAGE}
     depends_on:
-      - selenium
+      selenium:
+        condition: service_started
+        required: false
     volumes: !override
       - artifacts:/opt/app/artifacts
     secrets:
       - SECRET_KEY_BASE
-    ports: !reset
 
-  worker:
+  db:
+    volumes: !reset
+
+  dbeaver: !reset
+
+  init:
     build: !reset
     image: ${DOCKER_APP_IMAGE}
+    secrets:
+      - SECRET_KEY_BASE
     volumes: !reset
 
   selenium:
     volumes: !override
       - artifacts:/build
 
-  dbeaver: !reset
+  worker:
+    build: !reset
+    image: ${DOCKER_APP_IMAGE}
+    secrets:
+      - SECRET_KEY_BASE
+    volumes: !reset
 
 secrets:
   SECRET_KEY_BASE:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index eb239a5a..87d3e905 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@ services:
       context: .
       target: development
     depends_on:
-      db:
-        condition: service_started
+      init:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+        required: false
       worker:
-        condition: service_started
-      selenium:
-        condition: service_started
+        condition: service_healthy
+        required: false
+    environment:
+      - PUMA_DELAYED_STOP_DRAIN_SECONDS=1
+    healthcheck:
+      test: curl -sf http://localhost:3000/health/default
+      interval: 15s
+      timeout: 1s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 30s
     init: true
     networks:
       default:
@@ -20,19 +28,36 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
     restart: always
+    stop_grace_period: 30s
+    stop_signal: QUIT
 
   worker:
     <<: *services-app
     command: good_job start
     depends_on:
-      - db
-      - selenium
+      init:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+        required: false
+    environment:
+      - GOOD_JOB_PROBE_PORT=7001
+    healthcheck:
+      test: curl -sf http://localhost:7001/status/started
+      interval: 1m
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 30s
     ports: []
 
   db:
     environment:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: root
       POSTGRES_USER: root
+    healthcheck:
+      test: pg_isready -U root
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 30s
     image: postgres:16
     networks:
       default:
@@ -44,6 +69,24 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./:/build:rw
 
+  init:
+    <<: *services-app
+    command:
+      - sh
+      - -c
+      - |
+        set -e
+        rails assets:precompile db:await db:setup
+        RAILS_ENV=test rails db:setup
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+        required: false
+    healthcheck:
+      disable: true
+    ports: []
+    restart: on-failure:5
+
   selenium:
     image: selenium/standalone-chromium
     networks:
@@ -61,7 +104,9 @@ services:
     image: dbeaver/cloudbeaver:latest
     container_name: dbeaver
     depends_on:
-      - db
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+        required: false
     restart: always
     ports:
       - '8080:8978'
diff --git a/spec/request/okcomputer_spec.rb b/spec/request/okcomputer_spec.rb
index c97aeced..2a8b0e45 100644
--- a/spec/request/okcomputer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/request/okcomputer_spec.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     stub_request(:get, Rails.application.config.paypal_payflow_url).to_return(status: 200)
   end
 
-  it 'is mounted at /okcomputer' do
-    get '/okcomputer'
+  it 'is mounted at /health' do
+    get '/health'
     expect(response).to have_http_status :ok
   end