some changes in startup

manager/start.sh

@@ -3,15 +3,20 @@ set -e
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-# Bootstrap virtualenv on first run
+# Bootstrap virtualenv — check for uvicorn specifically so partial installs are retried
-if [ ! -d ".venv" ]; then
+if [ ! -f ".venv/bin/uvicorn" ]; then
-  echo "Creating virtualenv..."
+  echo "Setting up virtualenv..."
+  rm -rf .venv
   python3 -m venv .venv
-  .venv/bin/pip install -q --upgrade pip
+  .venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
-  .venv/bin/pip install -q -r requirements.txt
+  .venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
 fi
 
-mkdir -p data/bots
+mkdir -p data/bots static
+
+# Pre-download the libsimplex native binary so first Start doesn't stall
+echo "Checking simplex-chat binary..."
+.venv/bin/python -m simplex_chat install 2>/dev/null && echo "  simplex binary ready." || echo "  Binary not downloaded yet — use the Init button in Settings."
 
 # Set token — override via: MANAGER_TOKEN=mysecret ./start.sh
 export MANAGER_TOKEN="${MANAGER_TOKEN:-changeme}"