diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9115d7b..730279a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD}@redis:6379/0
       - CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND=redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD}@redis:6379/0
+      - SERVE_LOCAL_ARCHIVE=/app/local_archive # See orchestration.yaml local_storage.save_to
     depends_on:
       - redis
 
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 2344664..f879961 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ Instrumentator().instrument(app).expose(app, dependencies=[Depends(get_basic_aut
 
 app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory="static"), name="static")
 
+SERVE_LOCAL_ARCHIVE = os.environ.get("SERVE_LOCAL_ARCHIVE", "")
+if len(SERVE_LOCAL_ARCHIVE) > 1 and os.path.isdir(SERVE_LOCAL_ARCHIVE):
+    logger.info(f"mounting local archive {SERVE_LOCAL_ARCHIVE}")
+    app.mount(SERVE_LOCAL_ARCHIVE, StaticFiles(directory=SERVE_LOCAL_ARCHIVE), name=SERVE_LOCAL_ARCHIVE)
+
 def get_db():
     session = SessionLocal()
     try: yield session
@@ -186,4 +191,4 @@ async def on_startup():
 @repeat_every(seconds=60 * 60)  # 1 hour
 async def on_startup():
     db: Session = next(get_db())
-    crud.upsert_user_groups(db)
\ No newline at end of file
+    crud.upsert_user_groups(db)