diff --git a/changelog.d/bandit.change b/changelog.d/bandit.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a1104314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/bandit.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support Bandit as an alternative to Cowboy for the HTTP server. 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index a13c89c04..580f0aefc 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Mixfile do
       {:exile,
        git: "https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/elixir-libraries/exile.git",
        ref: "0d6337cf68e7fbc8a093cae000955aa93b067f91"},
+      {:bandit, "~> 1.2"},
 
       ## dev & test
       {:ex_doc, "~> 0.22", only: :dev, runtime: false},
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 60d0d51d9..2da3ecda1 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 %{
   "accept": {:hex, :accept, "0.3.5", "b33b127abca7cc948bbe6caa4c263369abf1347cfa9d8e699c6d214660f10cd1", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "11b18c220bcc2eab63b5470c038ef10eb6783bcb1fcdb11aa4137defa5ac1bb8"},
+  "bandit": {:hex, :bandit, "1.2.1", "aa485b4ac175065b8e0fb5864ddd5dd7b50d52336b36f61c82f484c3718b3d15", [:mix], [{:hpax, "~> 0.1.1", [hex: :hpax, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug, "~> 1.14", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:thousand_island, "~> 1.0", [hex: :thousand_island, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:websock, "~> 0.5", [hex: :websock, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "27393e590a407f1b7d51c5fee4737f139fe224a30449ce25061eac70f763896b"},
   "base62": {:hex, :base62, "1.2.2", "85c6627eb609317b70f555294045895ffaaeb1758666ab9ef9ca38865b11e629", [:mix], [{:custom_base, "~> 0.2.1", [hex: :custom_base, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "d41336bda8eaa5be197f1e4592400513ee60518e5b9f4dcf38f4b4dae6f377bb"},
   "bbcode_pleroma": {:hex, :bbcode_pleroma, "0.2.0", "d36f5bca6e2f62261c45be30fa9b92725c0655ad45c99025cb1c3e28e25803ef", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 0.5", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "19851074419a5fedb4ef49e1f01b30df504bb5dbb6d6adfc135238063bebd1c3"},
   "bcrypt_elixir": {:hex, :bcrypt_elixir, "2.3.1", "5114d780459a04f2b4aeef52307de23de961b69e13a5cd98a911e39fda13f420", [:make, :mix], [{:comeonin, "~> 5.3", [hex: :comeonin, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:elixir_make, "~> 0.6", [hex: :elixir_make, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "42182d5f46764def15bf9af83739e3bf4ad22661b1c34fc3e88558efced07279"},
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@
   "telemetry_metrics_prometheus_core": {:hex, :telemetry_metrics_prometheus_core, "1.2.0", "b583c3f18508f5c5561b674d16cf5d9afd2ea3c04505b7d92baaeac93c1b8260", [:mix], [{:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:telemetry_metrics, "~> 0.6", [hex: :telemetry_metrics, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "9cba950e1c4733468efbe3f821841f34ac05d28e7af7798622f88ecdbbe63ea3"},
   "telemetry_poller": {:hex, :telemetry_poller, "1.0.0", "db91bb424e07f2bb6e73926fcafbfcbcb295f0193e0a00e825e589a0a47e8453", [:rebar3], [{:telemetry, "~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "b3a24eafd66c3f42da30fc3ca7dda1e9d546c12250a2d60d7b81d264fbec4f6e"},
   "tesla": {:hex, :tesla, "1.4.4", "bb89aa0c9745190930366f6a2ac612cdf2d0e4d7fff449861baa7875afd797b2", [:mix], [{:castore, "~> 0.1", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:exjsx, ">= 3.0.0", [hex: :exjsx, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:finch, "~> 0.3", [hex: :finch, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:fuse, "~> 2.4", [hex: :fuse, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:gun, "~> 1.3", [hex: :gun, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hackney, "~> 1.6", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:ibrowse, "4.4.0", [hex: :ibrowse, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jason, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:mime, "~> 1.0 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mint, "~> 1.0", [hex: :mint, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:poison, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :poison, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "d5503a49f9dec1b287567ea8712d085947e247cb11b06bc54adb05bfde466457"},
+  "thousand_island": {:hex, :thousand_island, "1.3.2", "bc27f9afba6e1a676dd36507d42e429935a142cf5ee69b8e3f90bff1383943cd", [:mix], [{:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "0e085b93012cd1057b378fce40cbfbf381ff6d957a382bfdd5eca1a98eec2535"},
   "timex": {:hex, :timex, "3.7.7", "3ed093cae596a410759104d878ad7b38e78b7c2151c6190340835515d4a46b8a", [:mix], [{:combine, "~> 0.10", [hex: :combine, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:gettext, "~> 0.10", [hex: :gettext, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:tzdata, "~> 1.0", [hex: :tzdata, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "0ec4b09f25fe311321f9fc04144a7e3affe48eb29481d7a5583849b6c4dfa0a7"},
   "toml": {:hex, :toml, "0.7.0", "fbcd773caa937d0c7a02c301a1feea25612720ac3fa1ccb8bfd9d30d822911de", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "0690246a2478c1defd100b0c9b89b4ea280a22be9a7b313a8a058a2408a2fa70"},
   "trailing_format_plug": {:hex, :trailing_format_plug, "0.0.7", "64b877f912cf7273bed03379936df39894149e35137ac9509117e59866e10e45", [:mix], [{:plug, "> 0.12.0", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "bd4fde4c15f3e993a999e019d64347489b91b7a9096af68b2bdadd192afa693f"},