backend: harden rootless app lifecycle orchestration

image-recipe/scripts/install-podman.sh

@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ set -e
 
 echo "🐳 Configuring Podman for rootless operation..."
 
+if ! command -v catatonit >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        apt-get update || true
+        apt-get install -y catatonit || true
+    elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        dnf install -y catatonit || true
+    elif command -v apk >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        apk add catatonit || true
+    fi
+fi
+
+command -v catatonit >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: catatonit not installed; Podman init-enabled containers may fail"
+
 # Ensure archipelago user exists
 if ! id "archipelago" &>/dev/null; then
     echo "Creating archipelago user..."