Update .gitlab-ci.yml file

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ run_full_automation:
   when: manual
 
   before_script:
-    - apk add --no-cache curl docker-compose bash jq
+    - apk add --no-cache curl bash jq
+    - echo "Checking Docker client and daemon..."
+    - docker version
     - until docker info > /dev/null 2>&1; do echo "Waiting for Docker daemon..."; sleep 3; done
 
-    # --- THIS IS THE FIX ---
-    # 1. Explicitly create the named volume so we know it exists.
+    # Explicitly create the named volume
     - docker volume create cota-infra_dta_tests_data
-    # 2. Run a temporary container that mounts this volume and changes the ownership
-    #    of the directory to user 137, which is the 'appuser' inside the backend container.
+
+    # Fix permissions on the volume for appuser (UID 137)
     - echo "Setting permissions on dta_tests_data volume..."
     - docker run --rm -v cota-infra_dta_tests_data:/data alpine chown 137:137 /data
     
   script:
-    # --- THIS IS THE FIX ---
     # Create a .env file on the fly. Docker Compose will automatically read this
     # file and pass the variables to the containers.
     - echo "Creating .env file for Docker Compose..."
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ run_full_automation:
     - echo "EGID=${EGID}" >> .env
 
     - echo "Starting Docker environment..."
-    - docker-compose up -d
+    - docker compose up -d
 
     # Loop until the Moodle installation is complete.
     - echo "Waiting for Moodle first-time installation to complete..."