diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+venv/
+build/
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diff --git a/build_linux.sh b/build_linux.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source venv/bin/activate
+python -m nuitka ./elbear_uploader.py \
+--output-dir=build \
+--output-filename="elbear_uploader" \
+--standalone
+
+cd build
+mv elbear_uploader.dist elbear_uploader
+tar -czvf elbear_uploader_linux.tar.gz elbear_uploader
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