diff --git a/deploy/setup.sh b/deploy/setup.sh
index 9d9b346..0793487 100755
--- a/deploy/setup.sh
+++ b/deploy/setup.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check for Docker (docker.io or docker-ce)
+# Check for Docker
 DOCKER_INSTALLED=false
 if command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
   DOCKER_INSTALLED=true
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ echo "Data: SQLite database is stored in a Docker named volume."
 echo "      Use 'docker compose down -v' to DELETE the database."
 echo ""
 
-# Confirm
-if [ -t 1 ]; then
+# Confirm — if stdin is a TTY, ask interactively. Otherwise auto-proceed after 5s.
+if [ -t 0 ]; then
   echo -n "Continue? [Y/n]: "
   read -r CONFIRM
   CONFIRM=${CONFIRM:-Y}
@@ -85,8 +85,13 @@ if [ -t 1 ]; then
     exit 0
   fi
 else
-  echo "(No TTY — proceeding automatically)"
-  echo ""
+  echo -n "Continue? [Y/n] (auto-proceeding in 5s): "
+  read -r -t 5 CONFIRM 2>/dev/null || true
+  CONFIRM=${CONFIRM:-Y}
+  if [ "$CONFIRM" != "Y" ] && [ "$CONFIRM" != "y" ]; then
+    echo "Aborted."
+    exit 0
+  fi
 fi
 
 echo ""
@@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ else
   if [ "$DOCKER_INSTALLED" = "false" ]; then
     echo "  Installing docker.io from Debian repos..."
     apt-get install -y -qq docker.io > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
-      echo "  ERROR: Could not install docker.io. Try: apt-get install docker.io"
+      echo "  ERROR: Could not install docker.io."
       exit 1
     }
     echo "  docker.io installed."