diff --git a/docs/guide/configuration.md b/docs/guide/configuration.md
index 898dfda..41b7f46 100644
--- a/docs/guide/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/guide/configuration.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ module.exports = {
       lruCacheOptions: {
         // See https://ssr.vuejs.org/guide/caching.html
       },
+      // apply default middleware like compression, serving static files
+      applyDefaultServer: true,
       // Function to connect custom middlewares
       extendServer: app => {
         const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser')
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index e48d59e..af99bea 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -73,27 +73,29 @@ module.exports = (app, options) => {
       })
     }
 
-    // Serve static files
-    const serve = (filePath, cache) => express.static(filePath, {
-      maxAge: cache && isProd ? config.staticCacheTtl : 0,
-      index: false,
-    })
+    if(config.applyDefaultServer){
+      // Serve static files
+      const serve = (filePath, cache) => express.static(filePath, {
+        maxAge: cache && isProd ? config.staticCacheTtl : 0,
+        index: false,
+      })
 
-    // Serve static files
-    app.use(compression({ threshold: 0 }))
-    app.use(favicon(config.favicon))
-    if (config.api.hasPlugin('pwa')) {
-      app.use('/service-worker.js', serve(config.serviceWorkerPath, true))
-    }
-    const serveStaticFiles = serve(config.distPath, true)
-    const { publicPath } = config.service.projectOptions
-    app.use(publicPath, (req, res, next) => {
-      if (/index\.html/g.test(req.path)) {
-        next()
-      } else {
-        serveStaticFiles(req, res, next)
+      // Serve static files
+      app.use(compression({ threshold: 0 }))
+      app.use(favicon(config.favicon))
+      if (config.api.hasPlugin('pwa')) {
+        app.use('/service-worker.js', serve(config.serviceWorkerPath, true))
       }
-    })
+      const serveStaticFiles = serve(config.distPath, true)
+      const { publicPath } = config.service.projectOptions
+      app.use(publicPath, (req, res, next) => {
+        if (/index\.html/g.test(req.path)) {
+          next()
+        } else {
+          serveStaticFiles(req, res, next)
+        }
+      })
+    }
 
     if (config.extendServer) {
       config.extendServer(app)
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index d9a2156..9f4de02 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module.exports = {
   favicon: './public/favicon.ico',
   skipRequests: req => req.originalUrl === '/graphql',
   nodeExternalsWhitelist: [/\.css$/, /\?vue&type=style/],
+  applyDefaultServer: true,
   extendServer: null,
   staticCacheTtl: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30,
   directives: {},