diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 1df356b..ae68da5 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ smoke_check "/"     "hreflang"
 smoke_check "/"     "mailto:oskar@gethumanai.com"
 smoke_check "/en/"  "human review"
 
+# ── 4. Host-port smoke test ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Host: ubuntu-4gb-hel1-1
+echo "Checking host port 8080..."
+if curl -fsS -I --max-time 5 http://localhost:8080; then
+  echo "OK    localhost:8080 — 200"
+else
+  echo "FAIL  localhost:8080 did not return 200"
+  docker compose logs --tail=40
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "Smoke tests passed. Deploy complete."
 REMOTE
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9a890b7..de5b0de 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ services:
     build: .
     container_name: humanai-landing
     restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "8080:80"
     networks:
       - npm_default
-    # Port is NOT exposed to host — traffic goes through Nginx Proxy Manager only.
-    # In NPM, proxy host → http://humanai-landing:80
+    # NPM reaches this container by name: http://humanai-landing:80
+    # Port 8080 is also exposed on the host for direct access / health checks.
 
 networks:
   npm_default: