diff --git a/install/script/docker.sh b/install/script/docker.sh
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+++ b/install/script/docker.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+. ./trace.sh
+
+build_docker_image() {
+	
+	trace "building docker image: $1 with tag $2:latest"
+	docker build $1 -t $2:latest
+
+}
diff --git a/install/script/install.sh b/install/script/install.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+. ./trace.sh
+. ./docker.sh
+
+trace "Updating SatoshiPortal dockers"
+git submodule update --recursive --remote
+
+# build SatoshiPortal images
+arch=x86_64
+build_docker_image ../SatoshiPortal/dockers/$arch/bitcoin-core btcnode
+build_docker_image ../SatoshiPortal/dockers/$arch/LN/c-lightning clnimg
+
+# build cyphernode images
+build_docker_image ../../cron_docker/ proxycronimg
+build_docker_image ../../proxy_docker/ btcproxyimg
+build_docker_image ../../pycoin_docker/ pycoinimg
diff --git a/install/script/trace.sh b/install/script/trace.sh
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+++ b/install/script/trace.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+trace()
+{
+	if [ -n "${TRACING}" ]; then
+		echo "[$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)] ${1}" > /dev/stderr
+	fi
+}
+
+trace_rc()
+{
+	if [ -n "${TRACING}" ]; then
+		echo "[$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)] Last return code: ${1}" > /dev/stderr
+	fi
+}