diff --git a/scripts/nym/build.sh b/scripts/nym/build.sh
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+++ b/scripts/nym/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Build localhost/koopa-nym:latest from configs/nym/Containerfile
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." && pwd)
+SRC="${NYM_SRC:-$ROOT/configs/nym}"
+TAG="${NYM_IMAGE:-localhost/koopa-nym:latest}"
+cd "$SRC"
+podman build -t "$TAG" -f Containerfile .
+echo "built $TAG"
+podman image inspect "$TAG" --format '{{.Id}} {{.Created}}' 2>/dev/null || true