diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f0ff43a1..ccf59196e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ endif
install:
go install $(KOPIA_BUILD_FLAGS) -tags "$(KOPIA_BUILD_TAGS)"
+install-noui: KOPIA_BUILD_TAGS=nohtmlui
install-noui: install
install-race:
diff --git a/internal/server/htmlui_embed.go b/internal/server/htmlui_embed.go
index ff032f33e..fbd6eb11d 100644
--- a/internal/server/htmlui_embed.go
+++ b/internal/server/htmlui_embed.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build !nohtmlui
+// +build !nohtmlui
+
package server
import (
diff --git a/internal/server/htmlui_fallback.go b/internal/server/htmlui_fallback.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..102ade083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/htmlui_fallback.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//go:build nohtmlui
+// +build nohtmlui
+
+package server
+
+import (
+ "embed"
+ "net/http"
+)
+
+//go:embed index.html
+var data embed.FS
+
+// AssetFile return a http.FileSystem instance that data backend by asset.
+func AssetFile() http.FileSystem {
+ return http.FS(data)
+}
diff --git a/internal/server/index.html b/internal/server/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a89e56ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+
+
+ Kopia UI not supported.
+
+
+ Kopia UI not supported, use an official build.
+ When compiling from source use:
+ make html-ui && go install -tags embedhtml
+
+