1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/vnext/server/index.js b/vnext/server/index.js
index f9a432b9..729f05d6 100644
--- a/vnext/server/index.js
+++ b/vnext/server/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import express from 'express';
+import config from 'config';
 
 // we'll talk about this in a minute:
 import serverRenderer from './middleware/renderer';
@@ -18,9 +19,11 @@ router.get('/api/oembed', oembed);
 router.get('/api/urlexpand', urlExpand);
 router.use('^/$', serverRenderer);
 
+const STATIC_ROOT = config.get('service.static_root') || path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist');
+
 // other static resources should just be served as they are
 router.use(express.static(
-    path.resolve(__dirname),
+    STATIC_ROOT,
     { maxAge: '30d' },
 ));