diff --git a/ansible/templates/nginx.conf b/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
index 886ce0b78..7929ccc59 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
@@ -51,23 +51,41 @@ server {
     # Upload limit for pictrs
     client_max_body_size 20M;
 
+    # lemmy api
+    location /api/v1 {
+      proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:8536/api/v1;
+      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
+      proxy_http_version 1.1;
+      proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+      proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+
+      # Rate limit
+      limit_req zone=lemmy_ratelimit burst=30 nodelay;
+    }
+
+    # Docs
+    location /docs {
+      proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:8536/docs;
+      proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+      proxy_set_header Host $host;
+      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    }
+
+    # lemmy-isomorphic-ui
     location / {
-        proxy_pass http://0.0.0.0:8536;
-        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://0.0.0.0:1235;
+      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
-        proxy_http_version 1.1;
-        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
-        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
-
-        # Rate limit
-        limit_req zone=lemmy_ratelimit burst=30 nodelay;
-    }    
 
     # Redirect pictshare images to pictrs
     location ~ /pictshare/(.*)$ {
diff --git a/config/defaults.hjson b/config/defaults.hjson
index 591f68f6d..1da2a16cf 100644
--- a/config/defaults.hjson
+++ b/config/defaults.hjson
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
   port: 8536
   # json web token for authorization between server and client
   jwt_secret: "changeme"
-  # The location of the frontend
-  front_end_dir: "../ui/dist"
   # address where pictrs is available
   pictrs_url: "http://pictrs:8080"
   # rate limits for various user actions, by user ip
diff --git a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
index b92ee52a7..2a81861f4 100644
--- a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ services:
       - postgres
       - iframely
   lemmy-isomorphic-ui:
-    image: lemmy-isomorphic-ui:latest
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-isomorphic-ui:v0.0.5
+    # image: lemmy-isomorphic-ui:latest
     ports:
       - "1235:1234"
     environment:
-      - LEMMY_HOST=lemmy
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy:8536
+      - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8536
+      - LEMMY_HTTPS=false
     depends_on: 
       - lemmy
 
diff --git a/docker/lemmy.hjson b/docker/lemmy.hjson
index d17394767..49138d0ae 100644
--- a/docker/lemmy.hjson
+++ b/docker/lemmy.hjson
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
     # host where postgres is running
     host: "postgres"
   }
-  # The location of the frontend
-  front_end_dir: "/app/dist"
 #  # optional: email sending configuration
 #  email: {
 #    # hostname of the smtp server
diff --git a/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml b/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
index c56f14694..9e9add246 100644
--- a/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ services:
       - pictrs
       - iframely
 
+  lemmy-isomorphic-ui:
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-isomorphic-ui:v0.0.5
+    # image: lemmy-isomorphic-ui:latest
+    ports:
+      - "1235:1234"
+    environment:
+      - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy:8536
+      - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8536
+      - LEMMY_HTTPS=false
+    depends_on: 
+      - lemmy
+
   pictrs:
     image: asonix/pictrs:v0.1.13-r0
     ports: 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3289f8c4f..fe2f46d93 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
       .configure(|cfg| images::config(cfg, &rate_limiter))
       .configure(nodeinfo::config)
       .configure(webfinger::config)
-      .service(actix_files::Files::new("/docs", "/documentation"))
+      .service(actix_files::Files::new("/docs", "/app/documentation"))
   })
   .bind((settings.bind, settings.port))?
   .run()