diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 007a48c..2031120 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.7.27] - 2026-05-27
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Frontend Dashboard Serve Regression (Issue #57)** — Resolved a critical regression where the Vite-built frontend dashboard UI was not served. Consolidated Express configurations by migrating static files serving and SPA routing into the `createApp` factory in `server/app.js`. Cleaned up `server/index.js` to import and instantiate the app from the factory, successfully eliminating over 300 lines of duplicate route and middleware registrations, and ensuring alignment between development testing and production runtime configurations.
+
 ## [1.7.26] - 2026-05-27
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b5c9722..1863455 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "sofarr",
-  "version": "1.7.26",
+  "version": "1.7.27",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sofarr",
-      "version": "1.7.26",
+      "version": "1.7.27",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.6.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b9c4c7..390dbef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sofarr",
-  "version": "1.7.26",
+  "version": "1.7.27",
   "description": "A personal media download dashboard that shows your downloads 'so far' while you relax on the sofa waiting for your *arr services to finish",
   "main": "server/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 22637fc..9490b9f 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const swaggerUi = require('swagger-ui-express');
 const swaggerJsdoc = require('swagger-jsdoc');
 const YAML = require('yamljs');
 const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const { version } = require('../package.json');
 
 const sabnzbdRoutes = require('./routes/sabnzbd');
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ function createApp({ skipRateLimits = false } = {}) {
    *                 version:
    *                   type: string
    *                   description: sofarr version
-   *                   example: "1.7.25"
+   *                   example: "1.7.27"
    *     x-code-samples:
    *       - lang: curl
    *         label: cURL
@@ -232,6 +233,44 @@ function createApp({ skipRateLimits = false } = {}) {
   app.use('/api/status', statusRoutes);
   app.use('/api/history', historyRoutes);
 
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Static files — served before API routes
+  // index.html is served manually so we can inject the CSP nonce
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  const PUBLIC_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../public');
+  const INDEX_HTML = path.join(PUBLIC_DIR, 'index.html');
+
+  // Serve all static assets (js, css, images, icons) except index.html.
+  // JS and CSS get no-cache so browsers revalidate on every load (ETag still
+  // avoids re-downloading unchanged files; only a deploy changes the ETag).
+  app.use(express.static(PUBLIC_DIR, {
+    index: false,
+    setHeaders(res, filePath) {
+      if (filePath.endsWith('.js') || filePath.endsWith('.css')) {
+        res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
+      }
+    }
+  }));
+
+  // Serve index.html with CSP nonce injected into <script> tags
+  function serveIndex(req, res) {
+    fs.readFile(INDEX_HTML, 'utf8', (err, html) => {
+      if (err) return res.status(500).send('Internal Server Error');
+      const nonce = res.locals.cspNonce;
+      // Only inject nonce into <script> tags — style-src 'self' already permits
+      // same-origin <link rel=stylesheet> without a nonce, and injecting a nonce
+      // onto <link> breaks mobile browsers / caching proxies (stale HTML carries
+      // the old nonce which no longer matches the per-request CSP header).
+      const patched = html
+        .replace(/<script([^>]*)>/gi, `<script nonce="${nonce}"$1>`);
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8');
+      res.send(patched);
+    });
+  }
+
+  // SPA catch-all — serve index.html for any unmatched path
+  app.get('*', serveIndex);
+
   // Global error handler
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
   app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 4e3af21..5245984 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -82,20 +82,9 @@ console.error = function(...args) {
   logFile.write(`[${new Date().toISOString()}] ERROR: ${message}\n`);
 };
 
-const sabnzbdRoutes = require('./routes/sabnzbd');
-const sonarrRoutes = require('./routes/sonarr');
-const radarrRoutes = require('./routes/radarr');
-const embyRoutes = require('./routes/emby');
-const dashboardRoutes = require('./routes/dashboard');
-const statusRoutes = require('./routes/status');
-const historyRoutes = require('./routes/history');
-const authRoutes = require('./routes/auth');
-const webhookRoutes = require('./routes/webhook');
-const ombiRoutes = require('./routes/ombi');
-const debugRoutes = require('./routes/debug');
-const verifyCsrf = require('./middleware/verifyCsrf');
 const { startPoller, POLL_INTERVAL, POLLING_ENABLED } = require('./utils/poller');
 const { validateInstanceUrl } = require('./utils/config');
+const { createApp } = require('./app');
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Startup environment validation
@@ -117,284 +106,10 @@ if (process.env.EMBY_URL) {
   validateInstanceUrl(process.env.EMBY_URL, 'EMBY_URL');
 }
 
-const app = express();
+const app = createApp();
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3001;
-
-// Load OpenAPI spec from YAML
-const openapiSpec = YAML.load(path.join(__dirname, 'openapi.yaml'));
-
-// Configure swagger-jsdoc to merge JSDoc comments from route files
-const swaggerOptions = {
-  definition: {
-    ...openapiSpec,
-    openapi: '3.1.0'
-  },
-  apis: [
-    path.join(__dirname, 'routes/*.js'),
-    path.join(__dirname, 'index.js')
-  ]
-};
-
-const swaggerSpec = swaggerJsdoc(swaggerOptions);
-
-// Resolve TLS_ENABLED early — used in Helmet CSP and server startup
 const TLS_ENABLED = (process.env.TLS_ENABLED || 'true').toLowerCase() !== 'false';
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Trust proxy — required when behind Nginx/Caddy/Traefik so that
-// req.ip reflects the real client IP (not 127.0.0.1) and
-// req.secure is true when the upstream TLS is terminated by the proxy.
-// Set TRUST_PROXY=1 (or a specific IP/CIDR) via env.
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (process.env.TRUST_PROXY) {
-  const trustValue = /^\d+$/.test(process.env.TRUST_PROXY)
-    ? parseInt(process.env.TRUST_PROXY, 10)
-    : process.env.TRUST_PROXY;
-  app.set('trust proxy', trustValue);
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Helmet v7 — security response headers
-// CSP uses a per-request nonce injected into index.html so inline scripts
-// and styles are allowed only with a valid nonce, not blanket unsafe-inline.
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-app.use((req, res, next) => {
-  // Generate a fresh nonce for every request
-  res.locals.cspNonce = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('base64');
-  next();
-});
-
-app.use((req, res, next) => {
-  helmet({
-    contentSecurityPolicy: {
-      directives: {
-        defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
-        scriptSrc: ["'self'", (req, res) => `'nonce-${res.locals.cspNonce}'`],
-        styleSrc: ["'self'", (req, res) => `'nonce-${res.locals.cspNonce}'`],
-        imgSrc: ["'self'", 'data:', 'blob:'],
-        fontSrc: ["'self'", 'data:'],
-        connectSrc: ["'self'"],
-        objectSrc: ["'none'"],
-        baseUri: ["'self'"],
-        frameAncestors: ["'none'"],
-        formAction: ["'self'"],
-        upgradeInsecureRequests: (process.env.TRUST_PROXY || TLS_ENABLED) ? [] : null
-      }
-    },
-    hsts: {
-      maxAge: 31536000,       // 1 year
-      includeSubDomains: true,
-      preload: true
-    },
-    referrerPolicy: { policy: 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' },
-    crossOriginEmbedderPolicy: false // not needed for this SPA
-  })(req, res, next);
-});
-
-// Permissions-Policy — disable powerful browser features not needed by the app
-app.use((req, res, next) => {
-  res.setHeader(
-    'Permissions-Policy',
-    'camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), payment=(), usb=()'
-  );
-  next();
-});
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// General API rate limiter — applies to all /api/* routes
-// More specific limiters (e.g. login) apply on top of this.
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-const apiLimiter = rateLimit({
-  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000,   // 15 minutes
-  max: 300,                    // 300 requests per IP per window (generous for polling)
-  standardHeaders: true,
-  legacyHeaders: false,
-  skip: (req) => req.originalUrl && req.originalUrl.startsWith('/api/dashboard/cover-art'),
-  message: { error: 'Too many requests, please try again later' }
-});
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Body parsing & cookies
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-app.use(cookieParser(cookieSecret || undefined));
-app.use(express.json({ limit: '64kb' })); // prevent oversized JSON payloads
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Health / readiness endpoints (no auth, no rate-limit)
-// Used by Docker HEALTHCHECK and orchestrators.
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/**
- * @openapi
- * /health:
- *   get:
- *     tags: [Health]
- *     summary: Health check
- *     description: Returns server uptime and status. No authentication required. Used for liveness probes.
- *     security: []
- *     responses:
- *       '200':
- *         description: Server is healthy
- *         content:
- *           application/json:
- *             schema:
- *               type: object
- *               properties:
- *                 status:
- *                   type: string
- *                   example: "ok"
- *                 uptime:
- *                   type: number
- *                   description: Server uptime in seconds
- *                   example: 3600.5
- *                 version:
- *                   type: string
- *                   description: sofarr version
- *                   example: "1.7.25"
- */
-app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
-  res.json({ status: 'ok', uptime: process.uptime(), version });
-});
-
-/**
- * @openapi
- * /ready:
- *   get:
- *     tags: [Health]
- *     summary: Readiness check
- *     description: Checks if critical configuration (EMBY_URL) is present. Used by Docker HEALTHCHECK and orchestrators. No authentication required.
- *     security: []
- *     responses:
- *       '200':
- *         description: Server is ready
- *         content:
- *           application/json:
- *             schema:
- *               type: object
- *               properties:
- *                 status:
- *                   type: string
- *                   example: "ready"
- *       '503':
- *         description: Server not ready
- *         content:
- *           application/json:
- *             schema:
- *               type: object
- *               properties:
- *                 status:
- *                   type: string
- *                   example: "not ready"
- *                 reason:
- *                   type: string
- *                   example: "EMBY_URL not configured"
- */
-app.get('/ready', (req, res) => {
-  // Confirm critical config is present
-  const ready = !!(process.env.EMBY_URL);
-  if (ready) {
-    res.json({ status: 'ready' });
-  } else {
-    res.status(503).json({ status: 'not ready', reason: 'EMBY_URL not configured' });
-  }
-});
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Swagger UI - publicly accessible API documentation
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-app.use('/api/swagger', swaggerUi.serve, swaggerUi.setup(null, {
-  customSiteTitle: 'sofarr API Documentation',
-  customCss: '.swagger-ui .topbar { display: none }',
-  customJs: [
-    '/swagger-auth-banner.js'
-  ],
-  swaggerOptions: {
-    url: '/api/swagger.json'
-  }
-}));
-
-// Serve the raw OpenAPI spec as JSON with dynamic server URL
-app.get('/api/swagger.json', (req, res) => {
-  // Clone the spec to avoid modifying the original
-  const specCopy = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(swaggerSpec));
-  
-  // Replace the server URL with the current request's origin
-  if (specCopy.servers && specCopy.servers.length > 0) {
-    const protocol = req.protocol;
-    const host = req.get('host');
-    specCopy.servers[0].url = `${protocol}://${host}`;
-  }
-  
-  res.json(specCopy);
-});
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Static files — served before API routes
-// index.html is served manually so we can inject the CSP nonce
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-const PUBLIC_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../public');
-const INDEX_HTML = path.join(PUBLIC_DIR, 'index.html');
-
-// Serve all static assets (js, css, images, icons) except index.html.
-// JS and CSS get no-cache so browsers revalidate on every load (ETag still
-// avoids re-downloading unchanged files; only a deploy changes the ETag).
-app.use(express.static(PUBLIC_DIR, {
-  index: false,
-  setHeaders(res, filePath) {
-    if (filePath.endsWith('.js') || filePath.endsWith('.css')) {
-      res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
-    }
-  }
-}));
-
-// Serve index.html with CSP nonce injected into <script> tags
-function serveIndex(req, res) {
-  fs.readFile(INDEX_HTML, 'utf8', (err, html) => {
-    if (err) return res.status(500).send('Internal Server Error');
-    const nonce = res.locals.cspNonce;
-    // Only inject nonce into <script> tags — style-src 'self' already permits
-    // same-origin <link rel=stylesheet> without a nonce, and injecting a nonce
-    // onto <link> breaks mobile browsers / caching proxies (stale HTML carries
-    // the old nonce which no longer matches the per-request CSP header).
-    const patched = html
-      .replace(/<script([^>]*)>/gi, `<script nonce="${nonce}"$1>`);
-    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8');
-    res.send(patched);
-  });
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// API routes (rate-limited; auth routes exempt CSRF for login/csrf endpoints)
-// CSRF protection applies to all state-changing /api/* requests except
-// /api/auth/login (pre-auth) and /api/auth/csrf (issues the token).
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-app.use('/api', apiLimiter);
-app.use('/api/auth', authRoutes);
-app.use('/api/webhook', webhookRoutes);
-app.use('/api/debug', debugRoutes);
-
-// All routes below this point require CSRF validation on mutating methods
-app.use('/api', verifyCsrf);
-app.use('/api/sabnzbd', sabnzbdRoutes);
-app.use('/api/sonarr', sonarrRoutes);
-app.use('/api/radarr', radarrRoutes);
-app.use('/api/emby', embyRoutes);
-app.use('/api/ombi', ombiRoutes);
-app.use('/api/dashboard', dashboardRoutes);
-app.use('/api/status', statusRoutes);
-app.use('/api/history', historyRoutes);
-
-// SPA catch-all — serve index.html for any unmatched path
-app.get('*', serveIndex);
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Global error handler — never leak stack traces to clients
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
-  console.error('[Server] Unhandled error:', err.message);
-  res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' });
-});
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // TLS / HTTPS support
 // Set TLS_CERT and TLS_KEY to paths of your certificate and private key.
diff --git a/server/openapi.yaml b/server/openapi.yaml
index fd46135..0ea9f10 100644
--- a/server/openapi.yaml
+++ b/server/openapi.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ info:
 
     ## SSE Streaming
     Real-time updates are available via Server-Sent Events at GET /api/dashboard/stream.
-  version: 1.7.26
+  version: 1.7.27
   contact:
     name: sofarr
   license: