diff --git a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
index 49c4ae857..449f0c664 100644
--- a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - pictrs
       - iframely
-      - lemmy-alpha
-      - lemmy-beta
-      - lemmy-gamma
-      - lemmy-delta
-      - lemmy-epsilon
+      - lemmy-alpha-ui
+      - lemmy-beta-ui
+      - lemmy-gamma-ui
+      - lemmy-delta-ui
+      - lemmy-epsilon-ui
 
   pictrs:
     restart: always
@@ -28,17 +28,24 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./volumes/pictrs_alpha:/mnt
 
+  lemmy-alpha-ui:
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-isomorphic-ui:v0.0.7
+    environment:
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-alpha:8541
+      - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8541
+      - LEMMY_HTTPS=false
+    depends_on:
+      - lemmy-alpha
   lemmy-alpha:
     image: lemmy-federation:latest
     environment:
-      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-alpha:8540
+      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-alpha:8541
       - LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_alpha:5432/lemmy
       - LEMMY_JWT_SECRET=changeme
-      - LEMMY_FRONT_END_DIR=/app/dist
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__ENABLED=true
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__TLS_ENABLED=false
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__ALLOWED_INSTANCES=lemmy-beta,lemmy-gamma,lemmy-delta,lemmy-epsilon
-      - LEMMY_PORT=8540
+      - LEMMY_PORT=8541
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_alpha
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_PASSWORD=lemmy
       - LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-alpha
@@ -58,17 +65,24 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./volumes/postgres_alpha:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
+  lemmy-beta-ui:
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-isomorphic-ui:v0.0.7
+    environment:
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-beta:8551
+      - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8551
+      - LEMMY_HTTPS=false
+    depends_on:
+      - lemmy-beta
   lemmy-beta:
     image: lemmy-federation:latest
     environment:
-      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-beta:8550
+      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-beta:8551
       - LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_beta:5432/lemmy
       - LEMMY_JWT_SECRET=changeme
-      - LEMMY_FRONT_END_DIR=/app/dist
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__ENABLED=true
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__TLS_ENABLED=false
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__ALLOWED_INSTANCES=lemmy-alpha,lemmy-gamma,lemmy-delta,lemmy-epsilon
-      - LEMMY_PORT=8550
+      - LEMMY_PORT=8551
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_beta
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_PASSWORD=lemmy
       - LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-beta
@@ -88,17 +102,24 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./volumes/postgres_beta:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
+  lemmy-gamma-ui:
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-isomorphic-ui:v0.0.7
+    environment:
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-gamma:8561
+      - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8561
+      - LEMMY_HTTPS=false
+    depends_on:
+      - lemmy-gamma
   lemmy-gamma:
     image: lemmy-federation:latest
     environment:
-      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-gamma:8560
+      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-gamma:8561
       - LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_gamma:5432/lemmy
       - LEMMY_JWT_SECRET=changeme
-      - LEMMY_FRONT_END_DIR=/app/dist
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__ENABLED=true
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__TLS_ENABLED=false
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__ALLOWED_INSTANCES=lemmy-alpha,lemmy-beta,lemmy-delta,lemmy-epsilon
-      - LEMMY_PORT=8560
+      - LEMMY_PORT=8561
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_gamma
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_PASSWORD=lemmy
       - LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-gamma
@@ -119,17 +140,24 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/postgres_gamma:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   # An instance with only an allowlist for beta
+  lemmy-delta-ui:
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-isomorphic-ui:v0.0.7
+    environment:
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-delta:8571
+      - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8571
+      - LEMMY_HTTPS=false
+    depends_on:
+      - lemmy-delta
   lemmy-delta:
     image: lemmy-federation:latest
     environment:
-      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-delta:8570
+      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-delta:8571
       - LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_delta:5432/lemmy
       - LEMMY_JWT_SECRET=changeme
-      - LEMMY_FRONT_END_DIR=/app/dist
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__ENABLED=true
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__TLS_ENABLED=false
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__ALLOWED_INSTANCES=lemmy-beta
-      - LEMMY_PORT=8570
+      - LEMMY_PORT=8571
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_delta
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_PASSWORD=lemmy
       - LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-delta
@@ -150,17 +178,24 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/postgres_delta:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   # An instance who has a blocklist, with lemmy-alpha blocked
+  lemmy-epsilon-ui:
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-isomorphic-ui:v0.0.7
+    environment:
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-epsilon:8581
+      - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8581
+      - LEMMY_HTTPS=false
+    depends_on:
+      - lemmy-epsilon
   lemmy-epsilon:
     image: lemmy-federation:latest
     environment:
-      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-epsilon:8580
+      - LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-epsilon:8581
       - LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_epsilon:5432/lemmy
       - LEMMY_JWT_SECRET=changeme
-      - LEMMY_FRONT_END_DIR=/app/dist
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__ENABLED=true
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__TLS_ENABLED=false
       - LEMMY_FEDERATION__BLOCKED_INSTANCES=lemmy-alpha
-      - LEMMY_PORT=8580
+      - LEMMY_PORT=8581
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_USERNAME=lemmy_epsilon
       - LEMMY_SETUP__ADMIN_PASSWORD=lemmy
       - LEMMY_SETUP__SITE_NAME=lemmy-epsilon
diff --git a/docker/federation/nginx.conf b/docker/federation/nginx.conf
index 6d062f70b..ed008c844 100644
--- a/docker/federation/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/federation/nginx.conf
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ http {
         client_max_body_size 50M;
 
         location / {
-            proxy_pass http://lemmy-alpha:8540;
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-alpha-ui:1234/;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
             proxy_set_header Host $host;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 
             # Cuts off the trailing slash on URLs to make them valid
             rewrite ^(.+)/+$ $1 permanent;
-
-            # WebSocket support
+        }
+        location /api/v1/ws {
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-alpha:8541;
             proxy_http_version 1.1;
             proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
             proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
         }
-
         location /iframely/ {
             proxy_pass http://iframely:80/;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ http {
         client_max_body_size 50M;
 
         location / {
-            proxy_pass http://lemmy-beta:8550;
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-beta-ui:1234;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
             proxy_set_header Host $host;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 
             # Cuts off the trailing slash on URLs to make them valid
             rewrite ^(.+)/+$ $1 permanent;
-
-            # WebSocket support
+        }
+        location /api/v1/ws {
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-beta:8551;
             proxy_http_version 1.1;
             proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
             proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
         }
-
         location /iframely/ {
             proxy_pass http://iframely:80/;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ http {
         client_max_body_size 50M;
 
         location / {
-            proxy_pass http://lemmy-gamma:8560;
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-gamma-ui:1234;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
             proxy_set_header Host $host;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 
             # Cuts off the trailing slash on URLs to make them valid
             rewrite ^(.+)/+$ $1 permanent;
-
-            # WebSocket support
+        }
+        location /api/v1/ws {
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-gamma:8561;
             proxy_http_version 1.1;
             proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
             proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
         }
-
         location /iframely/ {
             proxy_pass http://iframely:80/;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
@@ -105,20 +105,20 @@ http {
         client_max_body_size 50M;
 
         location / {
-            proxy_pass http://lemmy-delta:8570;
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-delta-ui:1234;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
             proxy_set_header Host $host;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 
             # Cuts off the trailing slash on URLs to make them valid
             rewrite ^(.+)/+$ $1 permanent;
-
-            # WebSocket support
+        }
+        location /api/v1/ws {
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-delta:8571;
             proxy_http_version 1.1;
             proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
             proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
         }
-
         location /iframely/ {
             proxy_pass http://iframely:80/;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
@@ -136,20 +136,20 @@ http {
         client_max_body_size 50M;
 
         location / {
-            proxy_pass http://lemmy-epsilon:8580;
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-epsilon-ui:1234;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
             proxy_set_header Host $host;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 
             # Cuts off the trailing slash on URLs to make them valid
             rewrite ^(.+)/+$ $1 permanent;
-
-            # WebSocket support
+        }
+        location /api/v1/ws {
+            proxy_pass http://lemmy-epsilon:8581;
             proxy_http_version 1.1;
             proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
             proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
         }
-
         location /iframely/ {
             proxy_pass http://iframely:80/;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;