diff --git a/modules/25-angie.sh b/modules/25-angie.sh
index 03e7e2c..314e19c 100755
--- a/modules/25-angie.sh
+++ b/modules/25-angie.sh
@@ -27,12 +27,25 @@ run_angie() {
 }
 
 _angie_arch() {
-  if command -v yay >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    as_user yay -S --noconfirm angie 2>/dev/null \
-      || as_user yay -S --noconfirm aur/angie 2>/dev/null \
-      || warn "angie AUR build failed — try: yay -S angie"
+  if ! command -v yay >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    warn "yay not available — install angie manually from AUR: yay -S angie-bin"
+    return
+  fi
+  # Prefer angie-bin: it repackages the upstream official Ubuntu .deb, so it's
+  # instant (no source compile) and carries the same compiled-in modules our
+  # config relies on — http_acme, http_ssl, http_v2/v3, http_realip, stream*
+  # (verified via the .deb's 'angie -V'). Drop back to the source 'angie'
+  # package only if the binary package is unavailable.
+  log "AUR install: angie-bin first, fall back to angie (source build)"
+  if as_user yay -S --noconfirm --needed angie-bin 2>/dev/null; then
+    ok "angie-bin installed from AUR"
+    return
+  fi
+  log "angie-bin unavailable/failed — building angie from source (may take a few minutes)"
+  if as_user yay -S --noconfirm --needed aur/angie 2>/dev/null; then
+    ok "angie (source) installed from AUR"
   else
-    warn "yay not available — install angie manually from AUR: yay -S angie"
+    warn "angie install failed — try manually: yay -S angie-bin  (or: yay -S angie)"
   fi
 }