diff --git a/ansible/lemmy.yml b/ansible/lemmy.yml
index 28179ba41..a5006fd0b 100644
--- a/ansible/lemmy.yml
+++ b/ansible/lemmy.yml
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@
       vars:
         lemmy_docker_image: "dessalines/lemmy:{{ lookup('file', 'VERSION') }}"
         lemmy_docker_ui_image: "dessalines/lemmy-ui:{{ lookup('file', 'VERSION') }}"
-        lemmy_port: "8536"
-        lemmy_ui_port: "1235"
-        pictshare_port: "8537"
-        iframely_port: "8538"
 
     - name:  add config file (only during initial setup)
       template:
diff --git a/ansible/templates/docker-compose.yml b/ansible/templates/docker-compose.yml
index 868505e91..219127173 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/ansible/templates/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ services:
     depends_on: 
       - lemmy
 
+  lemmy-lite:
+    image: ironoxidizer/lemmy-lite:0.3.0-rc1
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:1131:1131"
+    environment:
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy:8536
+    depends_on:
+      - lemmy
+
   postgres:
     image: postgres:12-alpine
     environment:
@@ -40,8 +49,6 @@ services:
   pictrs:
     image: asonix/pictrs:v0.2.4-r0
     user: 991:991
-    ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:8537:8080"
     volumes:
       - ./volumes/pictrs:/mnt
     restart: always
diff --git a/ansible/templates/nginx.conf b/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
index 03b139bb0..72da0f5e6 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ server {
     # Upload limit for pictrs
     client_max_body_size 20M;
 
-    # frontend
+    # standard frontend
     location / {
       proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
       proxy_set_header Host $host;
@@ -61,21 +61,29 @@ server {
       # lemmy_ui_port: 1235
       # lemmy_port: 8536
 
-      set $proxpass "http://0.0.0.0:{{ lemmy_ui_port }}";
+      set $proxpass "http://0.0.0.0:1235";
       if ($http_accept = "application/activity+json") {
-        set $proxpass "http://0.0.0.0:{{ lemmy_port }}";
+        set $proxpass "http://0.0.0.0:8536";
       }
       if ($request_method = POST) {
-        set $proxpass "http://0.0.0.0:{{ lemmy_port }}";
+        set $proxpass "http://0.0.0.0:8536";
       }
       proxy_pass $proxpass;
 
       rewrite ^(.+)/+$ $1 permanent;
     }
 
+    # lemmy lite frontend
+    location /lite {
+      proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+      proxy_set_header Host $host;
+      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+      proxy_pass "http://0.0.0.0:1131";
+    }
+
     # backend
     location ~ ^/(api|docs|pictrs|feeds|nodeinfo|.well-known) {
-      proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:{{ lemmy_port }};
+      proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:8536;
       proxy_http_version 1.1;
       proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
       proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
diff --git a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
index c2d09d10b..ab74211da 100644
--- a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ services:
     depends_on: 
       - lemmy
   lemmy-lite:
-    image: lemmy-lite
+    image: ironoxidizer/lemmy-lite:0.3.0-rc1
     ports:
-      - "1132:1131"
+      - "1131:1131"
+    environment:
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy:8536
     depends_on:
       - lemmy
 
diff --git a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
index 094709771..47013c1ea 100644
--- a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ services:
       - pictrs
       - iframely
       - lemmy-alpha-ui
+      - lemmy-alpha-lite
       - lemmy-beta-ui
       - lemmy-gamma-ui
       - lemmy-delta-ui
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ services:
       - LEMMY_HTTPS=false
     depends_on:
       - lemmy-alpha
+  lemmy-alpha-lite:
+    image: ironoxidizer/lemmy-lite:0.3.0-rc1
+    environment:
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-alpha:8541
+    depends_on:
+      - lemmy-alpha
   lemmy-alpha:
     image: lemmy-federation:latest
     environment:
diff --git a/docker/federation/nginx.conf b/docker/federation/nginx.conf
index 003f88dc0..e75301947 100644
--- a/docker/federation/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/federation/nginx.conf
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ http {
             proxy_set_header Host $host;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         }
+        location /lite {
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-alpha-lite:1131;
+
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        }
     }
 
     upstream lemmy-beta {