diff --git a/deploy/setup.sh b/deploy/setup.sh
index 8e9a7e1..9d9b346 100755
--- a/deploy/setup.sh
+++ b/deploy/setup.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if ! command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Require curl as a prerequisite
+# Require curl
 if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
   echo "ERROR: curl is required but not installed."
   echo ""
@@ -34,13 +34,19 @@ if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check for Docker
+# Check for Docker (docker.io or docker-ce)
 DOCKER_INSTALLED=false
 if command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
   DOCKER_INSTALLED=true
   DOCKER_VERSION=$(docker --version 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $3}' | tr -d ',')
 fi
 
+# Check for docker-compose plugin
+COMPOSE_INSTALLED=false
+if docker compose version &> /dev/null; then
+  COMPOSE_INSTALLED=true
+fi
+
 # Check if repo already exists
 REPO_DIR="/root/project-tracker"
 REPO_EXISTS=false
@@ -52,6 +58,7 @@ fi
 echo "Pre-flight check:"
 echo "  OS:          $(lsb_release -ds 2>/dev/null || cat /etc/os-release | grep PRETTY_NAME | cut -d'"' -f2)"
 echo "  Docker:      ${DOCKER_INSTALLED:+$DOCKER_VERSION (installed)}"
+echo "  Compose:     ${COMPOSE_INSTALLED:+installed}"
 echo "  Repo dir:    ${REPO_EXISTS:+WARNING — $REPO_DIR already exists (will git pull)}"
 echo ""
 
@@ -68,11 +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 (skip if already ran the script or piped)
-if [ -n "$INSCRIPT" ]; then
-  echo "(INSCRIPT set — skipping confirmation)"
-elif [ -t 1 ]; then
-  # stdout is a TTY — assume interactive terminal
+# Confirm
+if [ -t 1 ]; then
   echo -n "Continue? [Y/n]: "
   read -r CONFIRM
   CONFIRM=${CONFIRM:-Y}
@@ -81,8 +85,7 @@ elif [ -t 1 ]; then
     exit 0
   fi
 else
-  echo "(No TTY detected — proceeding automatically)"
-  echo "To interactively confirm, run this script in a terminal."
+  echo "(No TTY — proceeding automatically)"
   echo ""
 fi
 
@@ -97,45 +100,33 @@ apt-get install -y -qq curl git ca-certificates gnupg > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 # Install Docker
 echo "[2/4] Installing Docker..."
-if [ "$DOCKER_INSTALLED" = "true" ]; then
-  echo "  Docker already installed ($DOCKER_VERSION) — skipping."
+if [ "$DOCKER_INSTALLED" = "true" ] && [ "$COMPOSE_INSTALLED" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "  Docker and Docker Compose already installed — skipping."
 else
-  # Try Docker Inc. repo first (Ubuntu/Debian)
-  INSTALLED_DOCKER=false
-  OS_ID=$(lsb_release -is 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-  OS_CODENAME=$(lsb_release -cs 2>/dev/null || cat /etc/os-release | grep VERSION_CODENAME | cut -d= -f2)
-
-  echo "  OS: $OS_ID ($OS_CODENAME)"
-
-  # Try Docker Inc. repo for Ubuntu
-  if [ "$OS_ID" = "Ubuntu" ]; then
-    echo "  Trying Docker Inc. repository..."
-    install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
-    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
-    chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
-    echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $OS_CODENAME stable" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
-    apt-get update -qq
-    if apt-get install -y -qq docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-      echo "  Docker installed from Docker Inc. repo."
-      INSTALLED_DOCKER=true
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  # Fall back to docker.io (Debian native)
-  if [ "$INSTALLED_DOCKER" = "false" ]; then
-    echo "  Falling back to docker.io (Debian package)..."
-    apt-get update -qq
-    if apt-get install -y -qq docker.io docker-compose-plugin > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-      echo "  Docker installed from Debian repos."
-      INSTALLED_DOCKER=true
-    else
-      echo "  ERROR: Could not install Docker. Please install manually."
+  if [ "$DOCKER_INSTALLED" = "false" ]; then
+    echo "  Installing docker.io from Debian repos..."
+    apt-get install -y -qq docker.io > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
+      echo "  ERROR: Could not install docker.io. Try: apt-get install docker.io"
       exit 1
-    fi
+    }
+    echo "  docker.io installed."
+  else
+    echo "  Docker already installed ($DOCKER_VERSION)."
   fi
-fi
 
-systemctl enable docker --now > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  if [ "$COMPOSE_INSTALLED" = "false" ]; then
+    echo "  Installing docker-compose-plugin..."
+    apt-get install -y -qq docker-compose-plugin > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
+      echo "  ERROR: Could not install docker-compose-plugin."
+      exit 1
+    }
+    echo "  docker-compose-plugin installed."
+  else
+    echo "  Docker Compose already installed."
+  fi
+
+  systemctl enable docker --now > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+fi
 
 # Clone or update repo
 echo "[3/4] Setting up Project Tracker..."