using static content https://ktor.io/servers/features/static-content.html can i do

static("/")

and access files from the root of the jar ? it seems like when i do that the requests do not match

The static resources are usually in a directory like resources/static. You can use shadowjar to compile the entire app including static files into a single jar file.

yes i do that.. as

static("static") { resources("html") }

it works.. i am trying to get requests to

/index.html

to work though (instead of

/static/index.html

)

static("/") { resources("static") } That is what I do on my web app to achieve what you are after.