diff --git a/Dockerfile.jenkins b/Dockerfile.jenkins
index 2ba7c2beb..7b0bc0bde 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.jenkins
+++ b/Dockerfile.jenkins
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ FROM golang:1.12.9
 
 RUN curl https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add -
 RUN echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ buster-pgdg main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list
+RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x  | bash -
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y -qq postgresql-11 redis-server unzip libuv1-dev libjson-c-dev nettle-dev
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y -qq postgresql-11 redis-server unzip libuv1-dev libjson-c-dev nettle-dev nodejs
 
 RUN rm /etc/postgresql/11/main/pg_hba.conf; \
 	echo 'local   all             all                                     trust' >> /etc/postgresql/11/main/pg_hba.conf; \
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.public b/Jenkinsfile.public
index 94fdcc9ac..31daae7ad 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.public
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.public
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ pipeline {
     agent {
         dockerfile {
             filename 'Dockerfile.jenkins'
-            args '-u root:root --cap-add SYS_PTRACE -v "/tmp/gomod":/go/pkg/mod'
+            args '-u root:root --cap-add SYS_PTRACE -v "/tmp/gomod":/go/pkg/mod -v "/tmp/npm":/tmp/npm'
             label 'main'
         }
     }
     options {
           timeout(time: 14, unit: 'MINUTES')
     }
+    environment {
+        NPM_CONFIG_CACHE = '/tmp/npm/cache'
+    }
     stages {
         stage('Build') {
             steps {
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ pipeline {
                 // download dependencies
                 sh 'go mod download'
 
-                sh 'make -j2 build-packages'
+                sh 'make -j3 build-packages'
                 sh 'make install-sim'
 
                 sh 'service postgresql start'
@@ -106,6 +109,18 @@ pipeline {
                         sh 'make test-sim-backwards-compatible'
                     }
                 }
+
+                stage('npm') {
+                    steps {
+                        dir("web/satellite") {
+                            sh 'npm run build'
+                            sh 'npm run lint'
+                            // TODO: reenable with vue4
+                            sh script: 'npm audit', returnStatus: true
+                            sh 'npm run test'
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 780c0b126..35a54dd99 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ proto: ## Rebuild protobuf files
 	go run scripts/protobuf.go generate
 
 .PHONY: build-packages
-build-packages: build-packages-race build-packages-normal ## Test docker images locally
+build-packages: build-packages-race build-packages-normal build-npm ## Test docker images locally
 build-packages-race:
 	go install -v ./...
 build-packages-normal:
 	go install -v -race ./...
+build-npm:
+	cd web/satellite && npm ci
 
 ##@ Simulator
 
diff --git a/scripts/check-clean-directory.go b/scripts/check-clean-directory.go
index 4100da782..e4b3d54fa 100644
--- a/scripts/check-clean-directory.go
+++ b/scripts/check-clean-directory.go
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	leftover := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), "\n")
-	leftover = ignoreDir(leftover, ".build")
+	leftover = ignorePrefix(leftover, ".build")
+
+	// there's no easy way to modify npm to use tmp folders
+	leftover = ignorePrefix(leftover, "web/satellite/node_modules/")
+	leftover = ignorePrefix(leftover, "web/satellite/coverage/")
+	leftover = ignorePrefix(leftover, "web/satellite/dist/")
+	// TODO: shouldn't this be already up to date?
+	leftover = ignorePrefix(leftover, "web/satellite/package-lock.json")
 
 	if len(leftover) != 0 {
 		fmt.Println("Files left-over after running tests:")
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-func ignoreDir(files []string, dir string) []string {
+func ignorePrefix(files []string, dir string) []string {
 	result := files[:0]
 	for _, file := range files {
 		if file == "" {
diff --git a/scripts/check-copyright.go b/scripts/check-copyright.go
index 0f4181345..f8cb65c4f 100644
--- a/scripts/check-copyright.go
+++ b/scripts/check-copyright.go
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ var checkFiles = map[string]bool{
 	".vue": true,
 }
 
+var ignoreFolder = map[string]bool{
+	".git":         true,
+	"node_modules": true,
+	"coverage":     true,
+	"dist":         true,
+}
+
 func main() {
 	var failed int
 
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@ func main() {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			return nil
 		}
-		if info.IsDir() && info.Name() == ".git" {
+		if info.IsDir() && ignoreFolder[info.Name()] {
 			return filepath.SkipDir
 		}
 		if !checkFiles[filepath.Ext(path)] {
diff --git a/scripts/check-large-files.go b/scripts/check-large-files.go
index 276382393..caf8194c9 100644
--- a/scripts/check-large-files.go
+++ b/scripts/check-large-files.go
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"storj.io/storj/internal/memory"
 )
 
+var ignoreFolder = map[string]bool{
+	".git":         true,
+	"node_modules": true,
+	"coverage":     true,
+	"dist":         true,
+}
+
 func main() {
 	const fileSizeLimit = 600 * memory.KB
 
@@ -23,7 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			return nil
 		}
-		if info.IsDir() && info.Name() == ".git" {
+		if info.IsDir() && ignoreFolder[info.Name()] {
 			return filepath.SkipDir
 		}
 
diff --git a/scripts/protobuf.go b/scripts/protobuf.go
index 03ef0f099..604ed494d 100644
--- a/scripts/protobuf.go
+++ b/scripts/protobuf.go
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ var ignoreProto = map[string]bool{
 	"gogo.proto": true,
 }
 
+var ignoreDir = map[string]bool{
+	".git":         true,
+	".build":       true,
+	"node_modules": true,
+	"coverage":     true,
+	"dist":         true,
+}
+
 var protoc = flag.String("protoc", "protoc", "protoc location")
 
 func main() {
@@ -306,7 +314,7 @@ func listProtoFiles(root string) ([]string, error) {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 			return nil
 		}
-		if info.IsDir() && info.Name() == ".git" {
+		if info.IsDir() && ignoreDir[info.Name()] {
 			return filepath.SkipDir
 		}
 		if filepath.Ext(path) == ".proto" {