diff --git a/utils/docker_build.sh b/utils/docker_build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# should be executed from directory with required Dockerfile
+name_w_tags=$1
+
+if [[ -z "$name_w_tags" ]]; then
+    name_w_tags='solarproject/solar-celery:latest'
+fi
+
+echo "Building image with name $name_w_tags"
+docker build -t "$name_w_tags" .
+docker push "$name_w_tags"
+