Index: backend/src/main/java/com/trekr/backend/controller/AuthController.java
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--- backend/src/main/java/com/trekr/backend/controller/AuthController.java	(revision 545738f221bcda7888ec3b35279f55d0f80c4faa)
+++ backend/src/main/java/com/trekr/backend/controller/AuthController.java	(revision c1798da5e38d71cf4349c8da1a52e601de0729b5)
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@
         return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
     }
+
+    @GetMapping("/ping")
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> ping() {
+        return ResponseEntity.ok().build();
+    }
 }