This release accelerates service startup time by initiating immediate backend health checks and simplifies configuration with new default settings. It also introduces more flexible health check configurations for complex containerized environments and updates license validation logic.

### Improvements
- Accelerated service availability on startup by performing immediate backend health assessments. Health check configuration is now simplified with default values for `path`, `interval`, and `timeout` settings. (#123)
- Enabled custom port and protocol schemes (HTTP/HTTPS) for health checks, providing greater control in complex network environments like those using sidecar proxies. (#131)
- Reduced the DNS cache refresh interval to 30 seconds in containerized deployments, enabling faster adaptation to network changes such as pod restarts. (#130)
- Updated license validation to correctly recognize active legacy subscription plans, ensuring seamless operation for customers on older plans. (#128)

### Bug Fixes
- Added descriptive error messages for critical startup failures, such as invalid configuration or TLS issues, to accelerate troubleshooting. (#124)

### Breaking Changes
- **Operational Impact:** Licenses for the 'STANDARD' plan are no longer supported and will be rejected. An upgrade to a currently supported plan is required to maintain licensed functionality. (#129)