chore: synchronize local fixes to gitea

api/ping.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import type { VercelRequest, VercelResponse } from '@vercel/node';
+
+export default function handler(req: VercelRequest, res: VercelResponse) {
+    res.json({
+        status: 'ok',
+        message: 'Vercel API is alive',
+        time: new Date().toISOString(),
+        env_check: process.env.MONGODB_URI ? 'URI present' : 'URI MISSING'
+    });
+}