try and try again

.gitlab-ci.yml

 image: node:16-alpine
+
 stages:
   - build
   - test
   # - deploy
 
-install_dependencies:
-  stage: build
+install:
+  stage: .pre
   cache: 
     key: $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG-$CI_PROJECT_DIR
     paths:
       - node_modules/
+  # before_script: #Runs before script; in case we need .envs later
+  #   - cp .env.gitlab-testing .env
   script:
     - npm ci
   only:
@@ -18,6 +21,8 @@ install_dependencies:
 
 build:
   stage: build
+  needs:
+    -job: install
   cache: 
     key: $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG-$CI_PROJECT_DIR
     paths:
@@ -32,5 +37,5 @@ build:
 run_tests:
   stage: test
   needs:
-    - build
+    - job: install
   script: npm run test:unit
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