diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b3b14b933..0f609107e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ install-frontend:
 
 .PHONY: install-frontend-ci
 install-frontend-ci:
-	cd web && npm ci
+	cd web && npm ci --ignore-scripts
 
 .PHONY: install-frontend-ci-clean
 install-frontend-ci-clean: install-frontend-ci
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ install-backend:
 build-backend:
 	go build $(BUILD_OPTS) -mod=readonly -o plugin-backend -mod=readonly cmd/plugin-backend.go
 
+.PHONY: build-backend-dev
+build-backend-dev:
+	GOARCH=amd64 GOOS=linux  go build -mod=readonly -o plugin-backend -mod=readonly cmd/plugin-backend.go
+
 .PHONY: test-unit-backend
 test-unit-backend:
 	go test ./...
diff --git a/config/clear-extensions.patch.json b/config/clear-extensions.patch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd9d60091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/clear-extensions.patch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+[
+  {
+    "op": "replace",
+    "path": "/extensions",
+    "value": [
+      {
+        "type": "console.page/route",
+        "properties": {
+          "exact": true,
+          "path": "/monitoring/logs",
+          "component": {
+            "$codeRef": "LogsPage"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "console.navigation/href",
+        "properties": {
+          "id": "monitoring-logs",
+          "name": "Logs",
+          "href": "/monitoring/logs",
+          "perspective": "admin",
+          "section": "observe"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "console.tab/horizontalNav",
+        "properties": {
+          "page": {
+            "name": "%plugin__logging-view-plugin~Aggregated Logs%",
+            "href": "aggregated-logs"
+          },
+          "model": {
+            "group": "core",
+            "version": "v1",
+            "kind": "Pod"
+          },
+          "component": {
+            "$codeRef": "LogsDetailPage"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
diff --git a/config/plugin-manifest.json b/config/plugin-manifest.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d25ae867..000000000
--- a/config/plugin-manifest.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "logging-view-plugin",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
-  "displayName": "Logging View Plugin",
-  "description": "This plugin adds the logs UI to OpenShift console",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@console/pluginAPI": "*"
-  },
-  "extensions": [
-    {
-      "type": "console.page/route",
-      "properties": {
-        "exact": true,
-        "path": "/monitoring/logs",
-        "component": {
-          "$codeRef": "LogsPage"
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "console.navigation/href",
-      "properties": {
-        "id": "monitoring-logs",
-        "name": "Logs",
-        "href": "/monitoring/logs",
-        "perspective": "admin",
-        "section": "observe"
-      }
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "console.tab/horizontalNav",
-      "properties": {
-        "page": {
-          "name": "%plugin__logging-view-plugin~Aggregated Logs%",
-          "href": "aggregated-logs"
-        },
-        "model": {
-          "group": "core",
-          "version": "v1",
-          "kind": "Pod"
-        },
-        "component": {
-          "$codeRef": "LogsDetailPage"
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/logging-view-plugin-resources.yml b/logging-view-plugin-resources.yml
index 34e4a4565..bc25838f0 100644
--- a/logging-view-plugin-resources.yml
+++ b/logging-view-plugin-resources.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ spec:
             - "-cert=/var/serving-cert/tls.crt"
             - "-key=/var/serving-cert/tls.key"
             - "-plugin-config-path=/etc/plugin/config.yaml"
+            - "-static-path=/opt/app-root/web/dist"
+            - "-config-path=/opt/app-root/config"
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             capabilities:
diff --git a/pkg/server/manifest_handler.go b/pkg/server/manifest_handler.go
index f458a79cb..b12024364 100644
--- a/pkg/server/manifest_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/server/manifest_handler.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 var mlog = logrus.WithField("module", "manifest")
 
 func manifestHandler(cfg *Config) http.HandlerFunc {
-	baseManifestData, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigPath, "plugin-manifest.json"))
+	baseManifestData, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(cfg.StaticPath, "plugin-manifest.json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		mlog.WithError(err).Error("cannot read base manifest file")
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -21,27 +21,38 @@ func manifestHandler(cfg *Config) http.HandlerFunc {
 		})
 	}
 
+	patchedManifest := patchManifest(baseManifestData, cfg)
+
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate")
+		w.Header().Set("Expires", "0")
+
+		w.Write(patchedManifest)
+	})
+}
+
+func patchManifest(baseManifestData []byte, cfg *Config) []byte {
+	if len(cfg.Features) == 0 {
+		return baseManifestData
+	}
+
 	patchedManifest := baseManifestData
+	patchedManifest = performPatch(baseManifestData, filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigPath, "clear-extensions.patch.json"))
 
 	// Add alert charts if any of the alert features are enabled
 	if cfg.Features["alerts"] || cfg.Features["dev-alerts"] {
-		patchedManifest = patchManifest(patchedManifest, filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigPath, "alerts-charts.patch.json"))
+		patchedManifest = performPatch(patchedManifest, filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigPath, "alerts-charts.patch.json"))
 	}
 
 	for k := range cfg.Features {
-		patchedManifest = patchManifest(patchedManifest, filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigPath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.patch.json", k)))
+		patchedManifest = performPatch(patchedManifest, filepath.Join(cfg.ConfigPath, fmt.Sprintf("%s.patch.json", k)))
 	}
 
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-		w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate")
-		w.Header().Set("Expires", "0")
-
-		w.Write(patchedManifest)
-	})
+	return []byte(patchedManifest)
 }
 
-func patchManifest(originalData []byte, patchFilePath string) []byte {
+func performPatch(originalData []byte, patchFilePath string) []byte {
 	patchData, err := os.ReadFile(patchFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		mlog.WithField("reason", err).Warnf("cannot read patch file %s", patchFilePath)