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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo "== WSMessenger Installer =="
+
+echo "[1/5] Creating directories"
+mkdir -p /opt/swmessenger
+mkdir -p /opt/swmessenger/backups
+mkdir -p /opt/swmessenger/source
+
+echo "[2/5] Checking Docker"
+if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Docker not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "[3/5] Checking Docker Compose"
+docker compose version >/dev/null
+
+echo "[4/5] Starting containers"
+docker compose up -d
+
+echo "[5/5] Done"
+
+echo
+
+echo "WSMessenger base stack installed"
+echo "IMPORTANT: FastPanel configs were NOT modified"