diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 9b357a7..1c29dba 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"local/args"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	RPS          int
 	SysRPS       int
 	Delay        time.Duration
+	StaticRoot   string
 }
 
 func New() Config {
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ func New() Config {
 	as.Append(args.INT, "p", "port to listen on", 18114)
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "fileprefix", "path prefix for file service", "/__files__")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "api-prefix", "path prefix for api", "api")
+	as.Append(args.STRING, "static-root", "path to the root of a static file server", "./public")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "fileroot", "path to file hosting root", "/tmp/")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "database", "database name to use", "db")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "driver", "database driver args to use, like [local/storage.Type,arg1,arg2...] or [/path/to/boltdb]", "map")
@@ -63,5 +66,6 @@ func New() Config {
 		RPS:          as.GetInt("rps"),
 		SysRPS:       as.GetInt("sys-rps"),
 		APIPrefix:    strings.TrimPrefix(as.GetString("api-prefix"), "/"),
+		StaticRoot:   path.Join(as.GetString("static-root")),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/rest.go b/server/rest.go
index bce926a..58ea42b 100644
--- a/server/rest.go
+++ b/server/rest.go
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ func NewREST(g storage.RateLimitedGraph) (*REST, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	bar := rest.static
+	bar = rest.defend(bar)
+	bar = rest.delay(bar)
+	if err := rest.router.Add(params, bar); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return rest, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/server/static.go b/server/static.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21b0a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/static.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"local/dndex/config"
+	"local/simpleserve/simpleserve"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func (rest *REST) static(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	simpleserve.SetContentTypeIfMedia(w, r)
+	server := http.FileServer(http.Dir(config.New().StaticRoot))
+	server.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+}
diff --git a/server/static_test.go b/server/static_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c72541f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/static_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"local/dndex/config"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRESTStatic(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Args = []string{"a"}
+	d, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "static*")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	os.Setenv("STATIC_ROOT", d)
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(d, "index.html"), []byte("Hello, world"), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	rest, _, clean := testREST(t)
+	defer clean()
+
+	t.Run("assert nonstatic OK", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, path.Join("/", config.New().APIPrefix, "version"), nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		rest.router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Fatal(w.Code)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("assert static OK", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		rest.router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Fatal(w.Code)
+		}
+		if s := string(w.Body.Bytes()); s != "Hello, world" {
+			t.Fatal(s)
+		}
+	})
+}