diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 62ae869..db8b3a1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ WORKDIR /root/src/image-decoders
 RUN chmod a+x install_openslide.sh
 RUN ./install_openslide.sh
 
-# temporary fix bc it's looking for .so.0 but has .so.1
-WORKDIR /usr/local/lib
-RUN ln -s $(ls | grep libopenslide.so.1) libopenslide.so.0
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
 
+# temporary fix bc it's looking for .so.0 but has .so.1
+RUN bash openslide_symlink.sh
 ## Install dummy apt packages against competitor versions being installed
 WORKDIR /root/src/image-decoders
 RUN chmod a+x register_openslide_apt.sh
diff --git a/build_multiplatform.sh b/build_multiplatform.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf5fa9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_multiplatform.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+docker buildx create --use
+docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -t camicroscope/image_decoders -f Dockerfile .
+docker push camicroscope/image_decoders
diff --git a/openslide_symlink.sh b/openslide_symlink.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07e89f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslide_symlink.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+lib_path=$(find /usr/local/lib/ -name 'libopenslide.so.1' -print -quit)
+
+# Check if libopenslide.so.1 is found
+if [ -n "$lib_path" ]; then
+    # Navigate to the directory containing libopenslide.so.1
+    cd "$(dirname "$lib_path")"
+
+    # Create a symbolic link from libopenslide.so.1 to libopenslide.so.0
+    ln -s libopenslide.so.1 libopenslide.so.0
+else
+    echo "libopenslide.so.1 not found in /usr/local/lib/"
+fi
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diff --git a/register_openslide_apt.sh b/register_openslide_apt.sh
index e937393..30d358c 100755
--- a/register_openslide_apt.sh
+++ b/register_openslide_apt.sh
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ sed -i 's/libopenslide0/libopenslide-dev/g' libopenslide0
 mv libopenslide0 libopenslide-dev
 equivs-build libopenslide-dev
 dpkg -i libopenslide-dev_4.1.0_all.deb
+
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
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