diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a07082ac5..1f8505119 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -157,6 +157,24 @@ storagenode-console:
 	/usr/bin/env echo -e '\nfunc init() { FileSystem = AssetFile() }' >> storagenode/console/consoleassets/bindata.resource.go
 	gofmt -w -s storagenode/console/consoleassets/bindata.resource.go
 
+.PHONY: multinode-console
+multinode-console:
+	# build web assets
+	rm -rf web/multinode/dist
+	# install npm dependencies and build the binaries
+	docker run --rm -i \
+		--mount type=bind,src="${PWD}",dst=/go/src/storj.io/storj \
+		-w /go/src/storj.io/storj/web/multinode \
+		-e HOME=/tmp \
+		-u $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) \
+		node:14.15.3 \
+	  /bin/bash -c "npm ci && npm run build"
+	# embed web assets into go
+	go-bindata -prefix web/multinode/ -fs -o multinode/console/consoleassets/bindata.resource.go -pkg consoleassets web/multinode/dist/... web/multinode/static/...
+	# configure existing go code to know about the new assets
+	/usr/bin/env echo -e '\nfunc init() { FileSystem = AssetFile() }' >> multinode/console/consoleassets/bindata.resource.go
+	gofmt -w -s multinode/console/consoleassets/bindata.resource.go
+
 .PHONY: satellite-wasm
 satellite-wasm:
 	docker run --rm -i -v "${PWD}":/go/src/storj.io/storj -e GO111MODULE=on \
@@ -283,13 +301,16 @@ uplink_%:
 .PHONY: versioncontrol_%
 versioncontrol_%:
 	$(MAKE) binary-check COMPONENT=versioncontrol GOARCH=$(word 3, $(subst _, ,$@)) GOOS=$(word 2, $(subst _, ,$@))
+.PHONY: multinode_%
+multinode_%: multinode-console
+	$(MAKE) binary-check COMPONENT=multinode GOARCH=$(word 3, $(subst _, ,$@)) GOOS=$(word 2, $(subst _, ,$@))
 
 
-COMPONENTLIST := certificates identity inspector satellite storagenode storagenode-updater uplink versioncontrol
+COMPONENTLIST := certificates identity inspector satellite storagenode storagenode-updater uplink versioncontrol multinode
 OSARCHLIST    := darwin_amd64 linux_amd64 linux_arm linux_arm64 windows_amd64 freebsd_amd64
 BINARIES      := $(foreach C,$(COMPONENTLIST),$(foreach O,$(OSARCHLIST),$C_$O))
 .PHONY: binaries
-binaries: ${BINARIES} ## Build certificates, identity, inspector, satellite, storagenode, uplink, and versioncontrol binaries (jenkins)
+binaries: ${BINARIES} ## Build certificates, identity, inspector, satellite, storagenode, uplink, versioncontrol and multinode binaries (jenkins)
 
 .PHONY: sign-windows-installer
 sign-windows-installer:
diff --git a/multinode/console/consoleassets/assets.go b/multinode/console/consoleassets/assets.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db6fd5da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multinode/console/consoleassets/assets.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 Storj Labs, Inc.
+// See LICENSE for copying information.
+
+package consoleassets
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// FileSystem is nil by default, but when our Makefile generates
+// embedded resources via go-bindata, it will also drop an init method
+// that sets this to not nil.
+var FileSystem http.FileSystem
diff --git a/multinode/console/server/server.go b/multinode/console/server/server.go
index 3e1c19c5c..bdcfdf0b6 100644
--- a/multinode/console/server/server.go
+++ b/multinode/console/server/server.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ package server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"html/template"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/zeebo/errs"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	log      *zap.Logger
 	listener net.Listener
 	http     http.Server
-	config   Config
+	assets   http.FileSystem
 
 	nodes      *nodes.Service
 	payouts    *payouts.Service
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ type Server struct {
 }
 
 // NewServer returns new instance of Multinode Dashboard http server.
-func NewServer(log *zap.Logger, listener net.Listener, config Config, services Services) (*Server, error) {
+func NewServer(log *zap.Logger, listener net.Listener, assets http.FileSystem, services Services) (*Server, error) {
 	server := Server{
 		log:        log,
 		listener:   listener,
-		config:     config,
+		assets:     assets,
 		nodes:      services.Nodes,
 		operators:  services.Operators,
 		payouts:    services.Payouts,
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ func NewServer(log *zap.Logger, listener net.Listener, config Config, services S
 	}
 
 	router := mux.NewRouter()
-	fs := http.FileServer(http.Dir(server.config.StaticDir))
 
 	apiRouter := router.PathPrefix("/api/v0").Subrouter()
 	apiRouter.NotFoundHandler = controllers.NewNotFound(server.log)
@@ -133,7 +132,8 @@ func NewServer(log *zap.Logger, listener net.Listener, config Config, services S
 	reputationRouter := apiRouter.PathPrefix("/reputation").Subrouter()
 	reputationRouter.HandleFunc("/satellites/{satelliteID}", reputationController.Stats)
 
-	if server.config.StaticDir != "" {
+	if server.assets != nil {
+		fs := http.FileServer(server.assets)
 		router.PathPrefix("/static/").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/static", fs))
 		router.PathPrefix("/").HandlerFunc(server.appHandler)
 	}
@@ -193,9 +193,19 @@ func (server *Server) Close() error {
 
 // initializeTemplates is used to initialize all templates.
 func (server *Server) initializeTemplates() (err error) {
-	server.index, err = template.ParseFiles(filepath.Join(server.config.StaticDir, "dist", "index.html"))
+	f, err := server.assets.Open("/dist/index.html")
 	if err != nil {
 		server.log.Error("dist folder is not generated. use 'npm run build' command", zap.Error(err))
+		return nil
+	}
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Error.Wrap(err)
+	}
+
+	server.index, err = template.New("index.html").Parse(string(b))
+	if err != nil {
+		return Error.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/multinode/peer.go b/multinode/peer.go
index ea1e39229..f97153514 100644
--- a/multinode/peer.go
+++ b/multinode/peer.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package multinode
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/spacemonkeygo/monkit/v3"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"storj.io/common/rpc"
 	"storj.io/private/debug"
 	"storj.io/storj/multinode/bandwidth"
+	"storj.io/storj/multinode/console/consoleassets"
 	"storj.io/storj/multinode/console/server"
 	"storj.io/storj/multinode/nodes"
 	"storj.io/storj/multinode/operators"
@@ -173,10 +175,16 @@ func New(log *zap.Logger, full *identity.FullIdentity, config Config, db DB) (_
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		assets := consoleassets.FileSystem
+		if config.Console.StaticDir != "" {
+			// a specific directory has been configured. use it
+			assets = http.Dir(config.Console.StaticDir)
+		}
+
 		peer.Console.Endpoint, err = server.NewServer(
 			peer.Log.Named("console:endpoint"),
 			peer.Console.Listener,
-			config.Console,
+			assets,
 			server.Services{
 				Nodes:      peer.Nodes.Service,
 				Payouts:    peer.Payouts.Service,