diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6ce7e1c88..f4278517d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 				"@types/sinon": "^17.0.4",
 				"axios": "^1.12.2",
 				"chai": "^6.2.0",
+				"@types/tar-fs": "^2.0.4",
 				"eslint": "^9.36.0",
 				"fast-glob": "^3.3.3",
 				"fs-extra": "^11.3.2",
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@
 				"supertest": "^7.1.4",
 				"tsx": "^4.20.6",
 				"typescript": "^5.7.3",
-				"typescript-eslint": "^8.45.0"
+				"typescript-eslint": "^8.45.0",
+				"undici": "^7.16.0"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"minimum-node": "20.0.0",
@@ -3638,6 +3640,27 @@
 			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT"
 		},
+		"node_modules/@types/tar-fs": {
+			"version": "2.0.4",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-2.0.4.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-ipPec0CjTmVDWE+QKr9cTmIIoTl7dFG/yARCM5MqK8i6CNLIG1P8x4kwDsOQY1ChZOZjH0wO9nvfgBvWl4R3kA==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"@types/node": "*",
+				"@types/tar-stream": "*"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/@types/tar-stream": {
+			"version": "3.1.4",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-3.1.4.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-921gW0+g29mCJX0fRvqeHzBlE/XclDaAG0Ousy1LCghsOhvaKacDeRGEVzQP9IPfKn8Vysy7FEXAIxycpc/CMg==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"@types/node": "*"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": {
 			"version": "8.45.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin/-/eslint-plugin-8.45.0.tgz",
@@ -9775,6 +9798,16 @@
 				"layerr": "^0.1.2"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/undici": {
+			"version": "7.16.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-7.16.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-QEg3HPMll0o3t2ourKwOeUAZ159Kn9mx5pnzHRQO8+Wixmh88YdZRiIwat0iNzNNXn0yoEtXJqFpyW7eM8BV7g==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=20.18.1"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/undici-types": {
 			"version": "6.21.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-6.21.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1985c4e2..7880e80fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 		"format:check": "prettier --check .",
 		"format:write": "prettier --write .",
 		"test:integration": "node --test integrationTests/apiTests/tests/testSuite.mjs",
-		"test:unit": "npm run build || true; npx mocha unitTests --config unitTests/.mocharc.json"
+		"test:unit": "npm run build || true; npx mocha unitTests --config unitTests/.mocharc.json",
+		"test:static-plugin-integration": "node --test test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/testSuite.test.mts"
 	},
 	"engines": {
 		"node": ">=20",
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
 		"@types/sinon": "^17.0.4",
 		"axios": "^1.12.2",
 		"chai": "^6.2.0",
+		"@types/tar-fs": "^2.0.4",
 		"eslint": "^9.36.0",
 		"fast-glob": "^3.3.3",
 		"fs-extra": "^11.3.2",
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@
 		"supertest": "^7.1.4",
 		"tsx": "^4.20.6",
 		"typescript": "^5.7.3",
-		"typescript-eslint": "^8.45.0"
+		"typescript-eslint": "^8.45.0",
+		"undici": "^7.16.0"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@aws-sdk/client-s3": "3.824.0",
diff --git a/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/defaultConfig.test.mts b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/defaultConfig.test.mts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c25f9b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/defaultConfig.test.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { request } from 'undici';
+import { suite, test, before, after } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { pack } from 'tar-fs';
+import { createGzip } from 'node:zlib';
+import { setTimeout as sleep } from 'node:timers/promises';
+
+async function packFixture(): Promise<string> {
+	const fixturePath = join(import.meta.dirname, 'fixture');
+	const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+		pack(fixturePath)
+			.pipe(createGzip())
+			.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => chunks.push(chunk))
+			.on('end', () => {
+				resolve(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('base64'));
+			})
+			.on('error', reject);
+	});
+}
+
+async function dropFixture() {
+	const { statusCode, body } = await request('http://localhost:9925', {
+		method: 'POST',
+		headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+		body: JSON.stringify({
+			operation: 'drop_component',
+			project: 'static-plugin-defaults'
+		})
+	});
+	assert.equal(statusCode, 200, `Failed to remove application: ${await body.text()}`);
+}
+
+void suite('Static Plugin - Defaults', async () => {
+	before(async () => {
+		await dropFixture();
+		const payload = await packFixture();
+		const { statusCode, body } = await request('http://localhost:9925', {
+			method: 'POST',
+			headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+			body: JSON.stringify({
+				operation: 'deploy_component',
+				project: 'static-plugin-defaults',
+				payload,
+				restart: true
+			})
+		});
+		assert.equal(statusCode, 200, `Failed to deploy application: ${await body.text()}`);
+		await sleep(1000);
+	});
+
+	after(async () => {
+		await dropFixture();
+	});
+
+	await test('can access Harper instance', async () => {
+		const { statusCode, body } = await request('http://localhost:9925/health');
+		assert.equal(statusCode, 200);
+		const responseBody = await body.text();
+		assert.equal(responseBody, 'HarperDB is running.');
+	});
+	
+	void test('can access index path', async () => {
+		const { statusCode, body, headers } = await request('http://localhost:9926/');
+		assert.equal(statusCode, 200);
+		assert.ok(headers['content-type'].includes('text/html'));
+	});
+});
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diff --git a/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/fixture/config.yaml b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/fixture/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cc2a2f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/fixture/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+static:
+  files: 'static/**/*'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/fixture/package.json b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/fixture/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b697b7abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/fixture/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"name": "static-plugin-integration-tests-fixture",
+	"version": "1.0.0",
+	"private": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/fixture/static/index.html b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/fixture/static/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5553a9f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/fixtures/defaultConfig/fixture/static/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+	<title>Root HTML File</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+	<h1>Harper!</h1>
+</body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/tsconfig.json b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32709d792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/staticPluginIntegrationTests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+	"include": [
+		"**/*.mts",
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file