diff --git a/serve.go b/serve.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09d69e9ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serve.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+    "net/http"
+    "log"
+)
+
+func main() {
+    err := http.ListenAndServe(":8082", http.FileServer(http.Dir("../build/images/amd64-usr/latest/")))
+    if err != nil {
+        log.Printf("Error running web server for static assets: %v", err)
+    }
+}