diff --git a/peach-web/Cargo.toml b/peach-web/Cargo.toml
index 4183c91..74ba710 100644
--- a/peach-web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/peach-web/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ travis-ci = { repository = "peachcloud/peach-web", branch = "master" }
 maintenance = { status = "actively-developed" }
 
 [dependencies]
+dirs = "4.0.0"
 env_logger = "0.8"
+#golgi = "0.1.0"
 golgi = { path = "../../../playground/rust/golgi" }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 log = "0.4"
diff --git a/peach-web/src/error.rs b/peach-web/src/error.rs
index 10d532d..e20608d 100644
--- a/peach-web/src/error.rs
+++ b/peach-web/src/error.rs
@@ -9,21 +9,25 @@ use serde_yaml::Error as YamlError;
 /// Custom error type encapsulating all possible errors for the web application.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum PeachWebError {
-    Golgi(GolgiError),
-    Json(JsonError),
-    Yaml(YamlError),
     FailedToRegisterDynDomain(String),
+    Golgi(GolgiError),
+    HomeDir,
+    Json(JsonError),
+    OsString,
     PeachLib { source: PeachError, msg: String },
+    Yaml(YamlError),
 }
 
 impl std::error::Error for PeachWebError {
     fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
         match *self {
-            PeachWebError::Golgi(ref source) => Some(source),
-            PeachWebError::Json(ref source) => Some(source),
-            PeachWebError::Yaml(ref source) => Some(source),
             PeachWebError::FailedToRegisterDynDomain(_) => None,
+            PeachWebError::Golgi(ref source) => Some(source),
+            PeachWebError::HomeDir => None,
+            PeachWebError::Json(ref source) => Some(source),
+            PeachWebError::OsString => None,
             PeachWebError::PeachLib { ref source, .. } => Some(source),
+            PeachWebError::Yaml(ref source) => Some(source),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -31,13 +35,21 @@ impl std::error::Error for PeachWebError {
 impl std::fmt::Display for PeachWebError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match *self {
-            PeachWebError::Golgi(ref source) => write!(f, "Golgi error: {}", source),
-            PeachWebError::Json(ref source) => write!(f, "Serde JSON error: {}", source),
-            PeachWebError::Yaml(ref source) => write!(f, "Serde YAML error: {}", source),
             PeachWebError::FailedToRegisterDynDomain(ref msg) => {
                 write!(f, "DYN DNS error: {}", msg)
             }
+            PeachWebError::Golgi(ref source) => write!(f, "Golgi error: {}", source),
+            PeachWebError::HomeDir => write!(
+                f,
+                "Filesystem error: failed to determine home directory path"
+            ),
+            PeachWebError::Json(ref source) => write!(f, "Serde JSON error: {}", source),
+            PeachWebError::OsString => write!(
+                f,
+                "Filesystem error: failed to convert OsString to String for go-ssb directory path"
+            ),
             PeachWebError::PeachLib { ref source, .. } => write!(f, "{}", source),
+            PeachWebError::Yaml(ref source) => write!(f, "Serde YAML error: {}", source),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -54,12 +66,6 @@ impl From<JsonError> for PeachWebError {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<YamlError> for PeachWebError {
-    fn from(err: YamlError) -> PeachWebError {
-        PeachWebError::Yaml(err)
-    }
-}
-
 impl From<PeachError> for PeachWebError {
     fn from(err: PeachError) -> PeachWebError {
         PeachWebError::PeachLib {
@@ -68,3 +74,9 @@ impl From<PeachError> for PeachWebError {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl From<YamlError> for PeachWebError {
+    fn from(err: YamlError) -> PeachWebError {
+        PeachWebError::Yaml(err)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/peach-web/src/router.rs b/peach-web/src/router.rs
index 1c2c84d..fd990d4 100644
--- a/peach-web/src/router.rs
+++ b/peach-web/src/router.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 use rocket::{catchers, fs::FileServer, routes, Build, Rocket};
 use rocket_dyn_templates::Template;
 
-use crate::routes::{
-    authentication::*,
-    catchers::*,
-    index::*,
-    scuttlebutt::*,
-    settings::{admin::*, dns::*, menu::*, network::*, scuttlebutt::*, theme::*},
-    status::{device::*, network::*, scuttlebutt::*},
+use crate::{
+    routes::{
+        authentication::*,
+        catchers::*,
+        index::*,
+        scuttlebutt::*,
+        settings::{admin::*, dns::*, menu::*, network::*, scuttlebutt::*, theme::*},
+        status::{device::*, network::*, scuttlebutt::*},
+    },
+    utils,
 };
 
 /// Create a Rocket instance and mount PeachPub routes, fileserver and
@@ -15,6 +18,10 @@ use crate::routes::{
 /// settings and status routes related to networking and the device (memory,
 /// hard disk, CPU etc.).
 pub fn mount_peachpub_routes(rocket: Rocket<Build>) -> Rocket<Build> {
+    // set the `.ssb-go` path in order to mount the blob fileserver
+    let ssb_path = utils::get_go_ssb_path().expect("define ssb-go dir path");
+    let blobstore = format!("{}/blobs/sha256", ssb_path);
+
     rocket
         .mount(
             "/",
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@ pub fn mount_peachpub_routes(rocket: Rocket<Build>) -> Rocket<Build> {
         )
         .mount("/status", routes![scuttlebutt_status])
         .mount("/", FileServer::from("static"))
+        .mount("/blob", FileServer::from(blobstore).rank(-1))
         .register("/", catchers![not_found, internal_error, forbidden])
         .attach(Template::fairing())
 }
diff --git a/peach-web/src/utils.rs b/peach-web/src/utils.rs
index fee26fa..dea8150 100644
--- a/peach-web/src/utils.rs
+++ b/peach-web/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,36 @@
 pub mod monitor;
 
+use dirs;
 use log::info;
+use peach_lib::sbot::SbotConfig;
 use rocket::response::{Redirect, Responder};
 use rocket::serde::Serialize;
 use rocket_dyn_templates::Template;
 
-use crate::THEME;
+use crate::{error::PeachWebError, THEME};
+
+// FILEPATH FUNCTIONS
+
+// return the path of the ssb-go directory
+pub fn get_go_ssb_path() -> Result<String, PeachWebError> {
+    let go_ssb_path = match SbotConfig::read() {
+        Ok(conf) => conf.repo,
+        // return the default path if unable to read `config.toml`
+        Err(_) => {
+            // determine the home directory
+            let mut home_path = dirs::home_dir().ok_or_else(|| PeachWebError::HomeDir)?;
+            // add the go-ssb subdirectory
+            home_path.push(".ssb-go");
+            // convert the PathBuf to a String
+            home_path
+                .into_os_string()
+                .into_string()
+                .map_err(|_| PeachWebError::OsString)?
+        }
+    };
+
+    Ok(go_ssb_path)
+}
 
 // THEME FUNCTIONS