diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 1011607..37696b7 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -98,8 +98,18 @@ check_prerequisites() {
     
     # Check if docker-compose is available
     if ! command -v docker-compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        log_error "docker-compose is not installed."
-        exit 1
+        # Try docker compose (without dash) - newer versions
+        if ! docker compose version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            log_error "Neither docker-compose nor docker compose is available."
+            log_error "Please install Docker Compose first."
+            exit 1
+        else
+            log_info "Using 'docker compose' (newer syntax)"
+            DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD="docker compose"
+        fi
+    else
+        log_info "Using 'docker-compose' (legacy syntax)"
+        DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD="docker-compose"
     fi
     
     # Check if .env file exists
@@ -129,7 +139,11 @@ show_status() {
     
     # Show containers
     log_info "Running Containers:"
-    docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Image}}" | grep -E "(flat-scraper|CONTAINER)" || echo "No flat-scraper containers running"
+    if command -v docker-compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        docker-compose ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Image}}" | grep -E "(flat-scraper|CONTAINER)" || echo "No flat-scraper containers running"
+    else
+        docker compose ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Image}}" | grep -E "(flat-scraper|CONTAINER)" || echo "No flat-scraper containers running"
+    fi
     echo ""
     
     # Show storage usage
@@ -216,28 +230,28 @@ deploy_services() {
     # Stop existing services
     if [ "$VERBOSE" = true ]; then
         log_info "Stopping existing services..."
-        docker-compose down
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD down
     fi
     
     # Start services
     if [ "$VERBOSE" = true ]; then
-        docker-compose up -d --build
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD up -d --build
     else
-        docker-compose up -d
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD up -d
     fi
     
     # Check if services started successfully
     sleep 5  # Give services time to start
     
-    running_containers=$(docker-compose ps | grep "Up" | wc -l)
-    total_containers=$(docker-compose ps | grep -c "flat-scraper")
+    running_containers=$($DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD ps | grep "Up" | wc -l)
+    total_containers=$($DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD ps | grep -c "flat-scraper")
     
     if [ "$running_containers" -eq "$total_containers" ] && [ "$total_containers" -gt 0 ]; then
         log_success "All services deployed successfully"
         log_info "Running containers: $running_containers/$total_containers"
     else
         log_error "Some services failed to start"
-        docker-compose ps
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD ps
         exit 1
     fi
 }
@@ -249,12 +263,12 @@ show_final_status() {
     
     # Show running containers
     log_info "Running services:"
-    docker-compose ps
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD ps
     echo ""
     
     # Show recent logs
     log_info "Recent logs (last 10 lines):"
-    docker-compose logs --tail=10
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD logs --tail=10
     echo ""
     
     # Show storage usage
@@ -288,10 +302,10 @@ main() {
     log_success "🎉 Flat Scraper deployment completed!"
     echo ""
     log_info "Useful commands:"
-    echo "  docker-compose logs -f              # Follow logs"
-    echo "  docker-compose ps                   # Check status"
-    echo "  docker-compose restart              # Restart services"
-    echo "  docker-compose down                  # Stop services"
+    echo "  $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD logs -f              # Follow logs"
+    echo "  $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD ps                   # Check status"
+    echo "  $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD restart              # Restart services"
+    echo "  $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD down                  # Stop services"
     echo "  ./deploy.sh --no-build --no-cleanup  # Quick restart"
     echo ""
 }