diff --git a/ansible/lemmy_dev.yml b/ansible/lemmy_dev.yml
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--- a/ansible/lemmy_dev.yml
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----
-- hosts: all
-  vars:
-    lemmy_docker_image: 'lemmy:dev'
-
-  # Install python if required
-  # https://www.josharcher.uk/code/ansible-python-connection-failure-ubuntu-server-1604/
-  gather_facts: False
-  pre_tasks:
-    - name: check lemmy_base_dir
-      fail:
-        msg: "`lemmy_base_dir` is unset. if you are upgrading from an older version, add `lemmy_base_dir=/lemmy` to your inventory file."
-      when: lemmy_base_dir is not defined
-
-    - name: install python for Ansible
-      raw: test -e /usr/bin/python || (apt -y update && apt install -y python-minimal python-setuptools)
-      args:
-        executable: /bin/bash
-      register: output
-      changed_when: output.stdout != ''
-    - setup: # gather facts
-
-  tasks:
-  - name: install dependencies
-    apt:
-      pkg:
-        - 'nginx'
-        - 'docker-compose'
-        - 'docker.io'
-        - 'certbot'
-        - 'python-certbot-nginx'
-
-  - name: request initial letsencrypt certificate
-    command: certbot certonly --nginx --agree-tos --cert-name '{{ domain }}' -d '{{ domain }}' -m '{{ letsencrypt_contact_email }}'
-    args:
-      creates: '/etc/letsencrypt/live/{{domain}}/privkey.pem'
-
-  - name: create lemmy folder
-    file:
-      path: '{{item.path}}'
-      owner: '{{item.owner}}'
-      state: directory
-    with_items:
-      - path: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}/lemmy/'
-        owner: 'root'
-      - path: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}/volumes/'
-        owner: 'root'
-      - path: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}/volumes/pictrs/'
-        owner: '991'
-
-  - block:
-    - name:  add template files
-      template:
-        src: '{{item.src}}'
-        dest: '{{item.dest}}'
-        mode: '{{item.mode}}'
-      with_items:
-        - src: 'templates/docker-compose.yml'
-          dest: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}/docker-compose.yml'
-          mode: '0600'
-        - src: 'templates/nginx.conf'
-          dest: '/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf'
-          mode: '0644'
-      vars:
-        lemmy_docker_image: "dessalines/lemmy:dev"
-        lemmy_docker_ui_image: "dessalines/lemmy-ui:{{ lookup('file', 'VERSION') }}"
-        lemmy_port: "8536"
-        lemmy_ui_port: "1235"
-        pictshare_port: "8537"
-        postgres_password: "{{ lookup('password', 'passwords/{{ inventory_hostname }}/postgres chars=ascii_letters,digits') }}"
-
-    - name:  add config file (only during initial setup)
-      template:
-        src: 'templates/config.hjson'
-        dest: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}/lemmy.hjson'
-        mode: '0600'
-        force: false
-        owner: '1000'
-        group: '1000'
-      vars:
-        postgres_password: "{{ lookup('password', 'passwords/{{ inventory_hostname }}/postgres chars=ascii_letters,digits') }}"
-        jwt_password: "{{ lookup('password', 'passwords/{{ inventory_hostname }}/jwt chars=ascii_letters,digits') }}"
-
-  - name: build the dev docker image
-    local_action: shell cd .. && sudo docker build . -f docker/dev/Dockerfile -t lemmy:dev
-    register: image_build
-
-  - name: find hash of the new docker image
-    set_fact:
-      image_hash: "{{ image_build.stdout | regex_search('(?<=Successfully built )[0-9a-f]{12}') }}"
-
-  # this does not use become so that the output file is written as non-root user and is easy to delete later
-  - name: save dev docker image to file
-    local_action: shell sudo docker save lemmy:dev > lemmy-dev.tar
-
-  - name: copy dev docker image to server
-    copy:
-      src: lemmy-dev.tar
-      dest: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}/lemmy-dev.tar'
-
-  - name: import docker image
-    docker_image:
-      name: lemmy
-      tag: dev
-      load_path: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}/lemmy-dev.tar'
-      source: load
-      force_source: yes
-    register: image_import
-
-  - name: delete remote image file
-    file:
-      path: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}/lemmy-dev.tar'
-      state: absent
-
-  - name: delete local image file
-    local_action:
-      module: file
-      path: lemmy-dev.tar
-      state: absent
-
-  - name: enable and start docker service
-    systemd:
-      name: docker
-      enabled: yes
-      state: started
-
-  # cant pull here because that fails due to lemmy:dev (without dessalines/) not being on docker hub, but that shouldnt
-  # be a problem for testing
-  - name: start docker-compose
-    docker_compose:
-      project_src: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}'
-      state: present
-      recreate: always
-      remove_orphans: yes
-    ignore_errors: yes
-
-  - name: reload nginx with new config
-    shell: nginx -s reload
-
-  - name: certbot renewal cronjob
-    cron:
-      special_time: daily
-      name: certbot-renew-lemmy
-      user: root
-      job: "certbot certonly --nginx --cert-name '{{ domain }}' -d '{{ domain }}' --deploy-hook 'nginx -s reload'"
diff --git a/ansible/uninstall.yml b/ansible/uninstall.yml
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----
-- hosts: all
-
-  vars_prompt:
-
-    - name: confirm_uninstall
-      prompt: "Do you really want to uninstall Lemmy? This will delete all data and can not be reverted [yes/no]"
-      private: no
-
-    - name: delete_certs
-      prompt: "Delete certificates? Select 'no' if you want to reinstall Lemmy [yes/no]"
-      private: no
-
-  tasks:
-  - name: end play if no confirmation was given
-    debug:
-      msg: "Uninstall cancelled, doing nothing"
-    when: not confirm_uninstall|bool
-
-  - meta: end_play
-    when: not confirm_uninstall|bool
-
-  - name: stop docker-compose
-    docker_compose:
-      project_src: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}'
-      state: absent
-
-  - name: delete data
-    file:
-      path: '{{item.path}}'
-      state: absent
-    with_items:
-      - path: '{{lemmy_base_dir}}'
-      - path: '/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf'
-
-  - name: Remove a volume
-    docker_volume:
-      name: '{{item.name}}'
-      state: absent
-    with_items:
-      - name: 'lemmy_lemmy_db'
-      - name: 'lemmy_lemmy_pictshare'
-
-  - name: delete entire ecloud folder
-    file:
-      path: '/mnt/repo-base/'
-      state: absent
-    when: delete_certs|bool
-
-  - name: remove certbot cronjob
-    cron:
-      name: certbot-renew-lemmy
-      state: absent
-