another approach

.drone.yml

@@ -4,15 +4,11 @@ name: default
 
 steps:
   - name: build-and-deploy
-    image: docker:20.10.16-dind
+    image: docker:20.10
-    privileged: true
+    volumes:
-    environment:
+      - name: dockersock
-      DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""
+        path: /var/run/docker.sock
     commands:
-      # Start Docker daemon
-      - dockerd-entrypoint.sh &
-      - sleep 10
-      
       # Build the Docker image
       - docker build -t localhost:5000/counter:latest .
 
@@ -32,6 +28,11 @@ steps:
       # Test the API
       - curl -f http://localhost:8080/ || exit 1
 
+volumes:
+  - name: dockersock
+    host:
+      path: /var/run/docker.sock
+
 trigger:
   branch:
     - main