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title: "Health checks and dependency readiness"
description: "How can you distinguish a running dependency from a ready one?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T28.09/"
topicId: "T28.09"
---

> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you distinguish a running dependency from a ready one?

## What we will work through

Distinguish a running dependency from a ready one.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Docker Compose for an integration environment.

- [Docker Compose for an integration environment](/en/articles/topics/T28.08/)