diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ed1db442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# reactnativecommunity/react-native-android:13.0
+BUILDER_IMAGE="reactnativecommunity/react-native-android@sha256:4ff9c9f80da57c72284900fcfdbd079183e735684c62d7fafd3df50fdb895453"
+CONTAINER_NAME="blixt_builder_container"
+BLIXT_PATH=/blixt
+
+docker run --rm -it --name $CONTAINER_NAME -v `pwd`:$BLIXT_PATH $BUILDER_IMAGE bash -c \
+     'echo -e "\n\n********************************\n*** Building Blixt...\n********************************\n" && \
+      cd /blixt ; yarn install --frozen-lockfile && \
+      cd /blixt/android ; ./gradlew app:assembleRelease && \
+
+      echo -e "\n\n********************************\n**** APKs and SHA256 Hashes\n********************************\n" && \
+      cd /blixt && \
+      for f in android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/*.apk;
+      do
+	      RENAMED_FILENAME=$(echo $f | sed -e "s/app-/blixt-/" | sed -e "s/-release-unsigned//")
+	      mv $f $RENAMED_FILENAME
+	      sha256sum $RENAMED_FILENAME
+      done && \
+      echo -e "\n" ';
diff --git a/fetch_libraries.sh b/fetch_libraries.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7192a3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fetch_libraries.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+VERSION=v0.18.0-beta-blixt
+
+ANDROID_FILE=Lndmobile.aar
+
+ANDROID_SHA256='c0f8e77da00795a370ef2a1c5ba9d413707c52226c33c2ef1e272007c2f30149'
+
+FILE_PATH=https://github.com/hsjoberg/lnd/releases/download/$VERSION/
+
+ANDROID_LINK=$FILE_PATH$ANDROID_FILE
+
+# test that curl and unzip are installed
+if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "curl could not be found. Please install it and run the script again."
+    exit
+fi
+
+if ! command -v unzip &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "unzip could not be found. Please install it and run the script again."
+    exit
+fi
+
+###########
+# Android #
+###########
+
+if ! echo "$ANDROID_SHA256 android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE" | sha256sum -c -; then
+    echo "Android library file missing or checksum failed" >&2
+
+    # delete old instance of library file
+    rm android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE
+
+    # download Android LND library file
+    curl -L $ANDROID_LINK > android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE
+
+    # check checksum
+    if ! echo "$ANDROID_SHA256 android/lndmobile/$ANDROID_FILE" | sha256sum -c -; then
+        echo "Android checksum failed" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8684a96a..ad28af99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "gen-proto": "pbjs -t static-module -w es6 --force-long -o proto/lightning.js proto/*.proto proto/*/*.proto && pbts -o proto/lightning.d.ts proto/lightning.js",
     "build-tor-lib": "./build-tor",
     "prepare-release": "yarn install && cd ios && pod install && cd ../macos && pod install",
-    "android:build": "yarn install && ./build/fetch_libraries.sh && cd android && ./gradlew assembleChainmainnetNormalRelease",
+    "android:build": "yarn install && ./fetch_libraries.sh && cd android && ./gradlew assembleChainmainnetNormalRelease",
     "android:clean": "cd android && ./gradlew clean",
     "android:regtest-debug": "react-native run-android --mode chainregtestNormalDebug --appIdSuffix regtest.debug --main-activity MainActivity",
     "android:regtest": "react-native run-android --mode chainregtestNormalRelease --appIdSuffix regtest",