diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57b6d2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[submodule "openflexure_microscope/api/static"]
+	path = openflexure_microscope/api/static
+	url = https://gitlab.com/openflexure/openflexure-microscope-jsclient.git
+	branch = frame
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
index af862b2b..195c5c06 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ app, labthing = create_app(
     description="Test LabThing-based API for OpenFlexure Microscope",
     types=["org.openflexure.microscope"],
     version=pkg_resources.get_distribution("openflexure_microscope").version,
-    flask_kwargs={"static_url_path": ""},
+    flask_kwargs={"static_url_path": "", "static_folder": "static/dist"},
 )
 
 # Enable CORS for some routes outside of LabThings
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6b665705..b33108c7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "openflexure_microscope"
-version = "2.1.0-dev"
+version = "2.2.0-alpha"
 description = "Python module, and Flask-based web API, to run the OpenFlexure Microscope."
 
 authors = [
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ keywords = ['raspberry pi', 'arduino', 'microscope']
 
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 
+exclude = ["**/node_modules/"]
+
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.6"
 Flask = "^1.0"