diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf7c1eb..f4c8532 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ dist
 release
 discord-auto-upload
 discord-auto-upload.exe
-assets
 *.png
 *.jpg
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/build-release.pl b/build-release.pl
index 38d2528..935a23e 100755
--- a/build-release.pl
+++ b/build-release.pl
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ foreach my $type (keys %build) {
 
 add_extras();
 
-system(qw{go generate});
 foreach my $type (keys %build) {
   local $ENV{GOOS}   = $build{$type}->{env}->{GOOS};
   local $ENV{GOARCH} = $build{$type}->{env}->{GOARCH};
diff --git a/dau.go b/dau.go
index 51c4b4c..a8bb803 100644
--- a/dau.go
+++ b/dau.go
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package main
 
-//go:generate go-bindata -pkg assets -o assets/static.go -prefix data/ data
-
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5ba2837..1057250 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/tardisx/discord-auto-upload
 
-go 1.15
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/fogleman/gg v1.3.0
diff --git a/data/config.html b/web/data/config.html
similarity index 98%
rename from data/config.html
rename to web/data/config.html
index 6a7cf8e..a687ef8 100644
--- a/data/config.html
+++ b/web/data/config.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{ define "content" }}
 
  <main role="main" class="inner DAU">
    <h1 class="DAU-heading">Config</h1>
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@
    </form>
 
  </main>
+{{ end }}
 
-
+{{ define "js" }}
 <script>
 function update_sadness () {
   if ($('#input-nowatermark').prop('checked')) {
@@ -154,3 +156,4 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   });
 });
 </script>
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/data/dau.css b/web/data/dau.css
similarity index 100%
rename from data/dau.css
rename to web/data/dau.css
diff --git a/data/index.html b/web/data/index.html
similarity index 83%
rename from data/index.html
rename to web/data/index.html
index c7481d6..987749e 100644
--- a/data/index.html
+++ b/web/data/index.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+{{ define "content" }}
  <main role="main" class="inner DAU">
    <h1 class="DAU-heading">Discord Auto Upload</h1>
    <p class="lead">Hey look, it's DAU :-)</p>
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@
      <a href="https://github.com/tardisx/discord-auto-upload" class="btn btn-lg btn-secondary" target="_blank">Learn more</a>
    </p>
  </main>
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "js" }}
+{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/logs.html b/web/data/logs.html
similarity index 95%
rename from data/logs.html
rename to web/data/logs.html
index 6d5c506..b0bb397 100644
--- a/data/logs.html
+++ b/web/data/logs.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{ define "content" }}
 
  <main role="main" class="inner DAU">
    <h1 class="DAU-heading">Logs</h1>
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@
   </pre>
 </main>
 
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "js" }}
+
 <script>
 var debug = 0;
 var scrl = true;
@@ -51,3 +56,6 @@ function get_logs() {
 }
 
 </script>
+
+
+{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/uploads.html b/web/data/uploads.html
similarity index 94%
rename from data/uploads.html
rename to web/data/uploads.html
index 0f40221..8444684 100644
--- a/data/uploads.html
+++ b/web/data/uploads.html
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{{ define "content" }}
+
  <main role="main" class="inner DAU">
    <h1 class="DAU-heading">Uploads</h1>
    <p class="lead">Discord-auto-upload uploads</p>
@@ -12,6 +14,9 @@
    </table>
 </main>
 
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "js" }}
 <script>
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
@@ -37,3 +42,4 @@ function get_uploads() {
 }
 
 </script>
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/data/wrapper.tmpl b/web/data/wrapper.tmpl
similarity index 96%
rename from data/wrapper.tmpl
rename to web/data/wrapper.tmpl
index e46a36c..d6a0e43 100644
--- a/data/wrapper.tmpl
+++ b/web/data/wrapper.tmpl
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{{ define "layout" }}
+
 <!doctype html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@
    </div>
  </header>
 
-{{.Body}}
+{{ template "content" . }}
+
 
  <footer class="mastfoot mt-auto">
    <div class="inner">
@@ -57,4 +60,7 @@
 
 
 </body>
+    {{ template "js" . }}
 </html>
+
+{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/server.go b/web/server.go
index 9b75cb7..92a1fd4 100644
--- a/web/server.go
+++ b/web/server.go
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
 package web
 
 import (
+	"embed"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"html/template"
 	"log"
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
-	"text/template"
+	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/tardisx/discord-auto-upload/assets"
 	"github.com/tardisx/discord-auto-upload/config"
 	daulog "github.com/tardisx/discord-auto-upload/log"
 	"github.com/tardisx/discord-auto-upload/uploads"
 	"github.com/tardisx/discord-auto-upload/version"
 )
 
+//go:embed data
+var webFS embed.FS
+
 // DAUWebServer - stuff for the web server
 type DAUWebServer struct {
 	ConfigChange chan int
@@ -40,44 +43,49 @@ type errorResponse struct {
 }
 
 func getStatic(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	// haha this is dumb and I should change it
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-zA-Z0-9\.]`)
-	path := r.URL.Path[1:]
-	sanitized_path := re.ReplaceAll([]byte(path), []byte("_"))
 
-	if string(sanitized_path) == "" {
-		sanitized_path = []byte("index.html")
+	path := r.URL.Path
+	path = strings.TrimLeft(path, "/")
+	if path == "" {
+		path = "index.html"
 	}
 
-	data, err := assets.Asset(string(sanitized_path))
-	if err != nil {
-		// Asset was not found.
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, err)
-	}
+	extension := filepath.Ext(string(path))
 
-	extension := filepath.Ext(string(sanitized_path))
-
-	// is this a HTML file? if so wrap it in the template
 	if extension == ".html" {
-		wrapper, _ := assets.Asset("wrapper.tmpl")
-		t := template.Must(template.New("wrapper").Parse(string(wrapper)))
+
+		t, err := template.ParseFS(webFS, "data/wrapper.tmpl", "data/"+path)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("req: %s", r.URL.Path)
+
 		var b struct {
 			Body    string
 			Path    string
 			Version string
 		}
-		b.Body = string(data)
-		b.Path = string(sanitized_path)
+		b.Path = path
 		b.Version = version.CurrentVersion
-		t.Execute(w, b)
+
+		err = t.ExecuteTemplate(w, "layout", b)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return
+	} else {
+		otherStatic, err := webFS.ReadFile("data/" + path)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("problem with '%s': %v", path, err)
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", mime.TypeByExtension(extension))
+
+		w.Write(otherStatic)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// otherwise we are a static thing
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", mime.TypeByExtension(extension))
-
-	w.Write(data)
-	//
 }
 
 // TODO there should be locks around all these config accesses
