diff --git a/installers/build-linux.sh b/installers/build-linux.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+SRC_DIR="src" # user ran script from main folder
+if [ ! -d "$SRC_DIR" ]; then
+    SRC_DIR= "../src" # try 
+fi
+if [ ! -d "$SRC_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Please run from "installers" dir or from main repo directory"
+    exit 1
+fi
+cd "$SRC_DIR"
+echo "Building release for linux-x64..."
+dotnet publish -c Release -r linux-x64 -p:StripSymbols=False -p:PublishAot=False
+echo "Building release for linux-arm64..."
+dotnet publish -c Release -r linux-arm64 -p:StripSymbols=False -p:PublishAot=False
+# TODO: add automatic zipping and version number setting for ease of use
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