Resolve Docker Pre-Commit Failure under aapanel while installing github repo

The pre-commit script for my BookCars project halts with the “Docker is not running” message even though the check is supposed to fall back to local mode for the frontend. Right now the hook shows:

> bookcars@8.3.0 pre-commit /www/wwwroot/bookcars
> Starting pre-commit checks…
> Docker is not running. Running checks locally…
> npm update check failed

Everything builds and tests fine once the commit is forced, but I need Docker working so the hook completes cleanly and the npm update check stops complaining.

I’m looking for hands-on guidance to both set up Docker from scratch on this server and make sure it starts automatically so the frontend checks detect it every time. That includes inspecting the existing pre-commit.js, confirming any required images, tweaking docker-compose if necessary, and leaving me with a simple start/stop command plus clear documentation of what changed.

Acceptance is straightforward: after your fix, a fresh git commit with modified frontend code should run the hook end-to-end with Docker active, show no “Docker is not running” or npm update warnings, and exit with status 0.