diff --git a/scripts/nym/up.sh b/scripts/nym/up.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Start koopa-nym via compose (prefers ~/koopa-nym on live host)
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." && pwd)
+if [ -d "${HOME}/koopa-nym" ] && [ -f "${HOME}/koopa-nym/compose.yml" ]; then
+  DIR="${HOME}/koopa-nym"
+else
+  DIR="${NYM_SRC:-$ROOT/configs/nym}"
+fi
+cd "$DIR"
+if [ ! -f .env ] && [ -f .env.example ]; then
+  echo "note: no .env — copy .env.example and set NYMNODE_PUBLIC_IPS" >&2
+fi
+if command -v podman-compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  podman-compose up -d --build
+elif podman compose version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  podman compose up -d --build
+else
+  echo "need podman compose or podman-compose" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+podman ps --filter name=koopa-nym