diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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+name: Keep Render Service Alive
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:   # run manually
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main           # or whichever branch you deploy from
+
+jobs:
+  qstash-keepalive:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install curl
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y curl
+
+      - name: Create/Update QStash schedule
+        env:
+          QSTASH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.QSTASH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          curl -X POST "https://qstash-us-east-1.upstash.io/v1/schedules" \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer $QSTASH_TOKEN" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d '{
+              "cron": "*/14 * * * *",
+              "destination": "https://eltes.onrender.com/health",
+              "method": "GET"
+            }'
diff --git a/app/api/health/route.ts b/app/api/health/route.ts
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+// app/api/health/route.ts
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+export async function GET() {
+  return NextResponse.json({ status: "OK" }, { status: 200 });
+}