diff --git a/.github/actions/docker-compose/action.yml b/.github/actions/docker-compose/action.yml
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index a5c7dec..0000000
--- a/.github/actions/docker-compose/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Docker-Compose Setup'
-description: 'Sets up docker-compose'
-runs:
-  using: 'composite'
-  steps:
-    - name: Download Docker-Compose plugin
-      shell: bash
-      run: curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.16.0/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
-    - name: Make plugin executable
-      shell: bash
-      run: sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 09b2480..4b50f74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: cd backend && npm install
 
-      - name: Start services
-        uses: ./.github/actions/docker-compose
+      - name: Start volume
+        run: docker volume create db
+
+      - name: Start database
+        run: docker run -d \
+              --name db \
+              -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root \
+              -e MYSQL_DATABASE=techstart-fashion \
+              -p 3306:3306 \
+              -v db:/var/lib/mysql \
+              --restart always \
+              mysql
 
       - name: Test
         run: cd backend && npm run test
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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index 71b453f..0000000
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-version: "3.8"
-services:
-  db:
-    image: mysql
-    restart: always
-    environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: techstart-fashion
-    ports:
-      - 3306:3306
-    volumes:
-      - db:/var/lib/mysql
-
-volumes:
-  db:
-    driver: local