feat: check guacd availability before RDP/VNC connection#781
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Summary
When guacd is not running (e.g. Unraid without the sidecar, or misconfigured Docker setup), RDP/VNC connections fail with an unhelpful "Desktop service not found" error. Users have no way to know guacd is missing until they try to connect.
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getGuacdStatus()frontend API function that callsGET /guacamole/statusGuacamoleAppInnerto check guacd connectivity before requesting a connection tokenRelated
Closes Termix-SSH/Support#576
Closes Termix-SSH/Support#545