diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a9b0a1a..820a543a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -78,4 +78,7 @@ packages.png
 openflexure_microscope/cobertura.xml
 
 # labthings settings
-/settings/
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+/settings/
+
+# web app build
+/src/openflexure_microscope_server/static/
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diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/serve_static_files.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/serve_static_files.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6ad80f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/serve_static_files.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, RedirectResponse
+from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+import os
+
+def add_static_file(app: FastAPI, fname: str, folder: str):
+    print(f"Adding route for /{fname}")
+    p=os.path.join(folder, fname)
+    app.get(
+        f"/{fname}",
+        response_class=FileResponse,
+        include_in_schema=False
+    )(lambda: FileResponse(p))
+
+def add_static_files(app: FastAPI):
+    #with importlib.resources.as_file(openflexure_microscope_server) as p:
+    #   static_path = p.join("/static/")
+    static_path = "./src/openflexure_microscope_server/static"
+    if not os.path.isdir(static_path):
+        raise RuntimeError("Can't find static files :(")
+
+    for folder in ["css", "js", "fonts"]:
+        app.mount(
+            f"/{folder}/",
+            StaticFiles(directory=os.path.join(static_path, folder)),
+            name=f"static_{folder}",
+        )
+    @app.get("/", response_class=RedirectResponse)
+    async def redirect_fastapi():
+        return "/index.html"
+    for fname in os.listdir(static_path):
+        add_static_file(app, fname, static_path)
diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/server.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/server.py
index 9debde34..4b124484 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/server.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/server.py
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
+import importlib.resources
+import os.path
+from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, RedirectResponse
 from labthings_fastapi.thing_server import ThingServer
-from labthings_sangaboard import SangaboardThing
+from labthings_sangaboard.proscan import ProScan
 from labthings_picamera2.thing import StreamingPiCamera2
 
 from .things.autofocus import AutofocusThing
 from .things.camera_stage_mapping import CameraStageMapper
+from .serve_static_files import add_static_files
+import openflexure_microscope_server
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 thing_server = ThingServer()
 thing_server.add_thing(StreamingPiCamera2(), "/camera/")
-thing_server.add_thing(SangaboardThing(), "/stage/")
+thing_server.add_thing(ProScan(), "/stage/")
 thing_server.add_thing(AutofocusThing(), "/autofocus/")
 thing_server.add_thing(CameraStageMapper(), "/camera_stage_mapping/")
+add_static_files(thing_server.app)
+
 
 app = thing_server.app
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