added more detailed debug logging

controller/internal/stacks/deploy.go

@@ -178,9 +178,16 @@ func (m *Manager) DeployStack(req DeployRequest) (string, error) {
 	}
 	m.logger.Printf("[INFO] Deploying stack %s with %d env vars: [%s]", req.StackName, len(env), strings.Join(envKeys, ", "))
 
+	// Check which images are available locally before pulling
+	if m.isDebug() {
+		m.checkLocalImages(req.StackName, stackDir)
+	}
+
 	// Run docker compose up -d
+	start := time.Now()
 	_, composeErr := m.composeExecWithEnv(stackDir, env, "up", "-d")
 	if composeErr != nil {
+		m.logger.Printf("[ERROR] Stack %s deploy failed after %.1fs: %v", req.StackName, time.Since(start).Seconds(), composeErr)
 		// Deployment failed — keep app.yaml for debugging but mark as not deployed
 		appCfg.Deployed = false
 		_ = SaveAppConfig(stackDir, appCfg)
@@ -196,7 +203,12 @@ func (m *Manager) DeployStack(req DeployRequest) (string, error) {
 	}
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	m.logger.Printf("[INFO] Stack %s deployed successfully", req.StackName)
+	m.logger.Printf("[INFO] Stack %s deployed successfully (took %.1fs)", req.StackName, time.Since(start).Seconds())
+
+	// Post-deploy container state check (async, non-blocking)
+	deployEnv := m.stackEnv(stackDir)
+	m.logPostStartStatus(req.StackName, stackDir, deployEnv)
+
 	return deployWarning, m.RefreshStatus()
 }