diff --git a/client/lcd/root.go b/client/lcd/root.go
index ae4dc5642..542e67d57 100644
--- a/client/lcd/root.go
+++ b/client/lcd/root.go
@@ -34,11 +34,84 @@ func ServeCommand(cdc *wire.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 	flagMaxOpenConnections := "max-open"
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "lite-server",
-		Short: "Start Gaia-lite server daemon, a local REST server",
+		Use:   "rest-server",
+		Short: "Start LCD (light-client daemon), a local REST server",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			listenAddr := viper.GetString(flagListenAddr)
-			router := createHandler(cdc)
+			handler := createHandler(cdc)
+			logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)).With("module", "rest-server")
+			maxOpen := viper.GetInt(flagMaxOpenConnections)
+
+			listener, err := tmserver.StartHTTPServer(
+				listenAddr, handler, logger,
+				tmserver.Config{MaxOpenConnections: maxOpen},
+			)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			logger.Info("REST server started")
+
+			// wait forever and cleanup
+			cmn.TrapSignal(func() {
+				err := listener.Close()
+				logger.Error("error closing listener", "err", err)
+			})
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().String(flagListenAddr, "tcp://localhost:1317", "The address for the server to listen on")
+	cmd.Flags().String(flagCORS, "", "Set the domains that can make CORS requests (* for all)")
+	cmd.Flags().String(client.FlagChainID, "", "The chain ID to connect to")
+	cmd.Flags().String(client.FlagNode, "tcp://localhost:26657", "Address of the node to connect to")
+	cmd.Flags().Int(flagMaxOpenConnections, 1000, "The number of maximum open connections")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(client.FlagTrustNode, false, "Whether trust connected full node")
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+
+func createHandler(cdc *wire.Codec) *mux.Router {
+	r := mux.NewRouter()
+
+	kb, err := keys.GetKeyBase() //XXX
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	cliCtx := context.NewCLIContext().WithCodec(cdc).WithLogger(os.Stdout)
+
+	// TODO: make more functional? aka r = keys.RegisterRoutes(r)
+	r.HandleFunc("/version", CLIVersionRequestHandler).Methods("GET")
+	r.HandleFunc("/node_version", NodeVersionRequestHandler(cliCtx)).Methods("GET")
+
+	keys.RegisterRoutes(r)
+	rpc.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r)
+	tx.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc)
+	auth.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, "acc")
+	bank.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
+	ibc.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
+	stake.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
+	slashing.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
+	gov.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc)
+
+	return r
+}
+
+// ServeLiteCommand will generate a long-running rest server for gaia-lite
+func ServeLiteCommand(cdc *wire.Codec) *cobra.Command {
+	flagListenAddr := "laddr"
+	flagCORS := "cors"
+	flagMaxOpenConnections := "max-open"
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "lite-server",
+		Short: "Start Gaia-lite server daemon, a local REST server with swagger-ui, default url: http//localhost:1317/swaggerui/",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			listenAddr := viper.GetString(flagListenAddr)
+			router := createLiteHandler(cdc)
 
 			statikFS, err := fs.New()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -80,7 +153,7 @@ func ServeCommand(cdc *wire.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func createHandler(cdc *wire.Codec) *mux.Router {
+func createLiteHandler(cdc *wire.Codec) *mux.Router {
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
 
 	kb, err := keys.GetKeyBase() //XXX
@@ -90,19 +163,11 @@ func createHandler(cdc *wire.Codec) *mux.Router {
 
 	cliCtx := context.NewCLIContext().WithCodec(cdc).WithLogger(os.Stdout)
 
-	// TODO: make more functional? aka r = keys.RegisterRoutes(r)
 	r.HandleFunc("/version", CLIVersionRequestHandler).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/node_version", NodeVersionRequestHandler(cliCtx)).Methods("GET")
 
-	keys.RegisterRoutes(r)
-	rpc.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r)
-	tx.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc)
-	auth.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, "acc")
-	bank.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
-	ibc.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
-	stake.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
-	slashing.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
-	gov.RegisterRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc)
+	tx.RegisterLiteRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc)
+	bank.RegisterLiteRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
 
 	return r
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/tx/root.go b/client/tx/root.go
index fd0209e16..915524ce9 100644
--- a/client/tx/root.go
+++ b/client/tx/root.go
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@ func RegisterRoutes(cliCtx context.CLIContext, r *mux.Router, cdc *wire.Codec) {
 	r.HandleFunc("/txs/{hash}", QueryTxRequestHandlerFn(cdc, cliCtx)).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/txs", SearchTxRequestHandlerFn(cliCtx, cdc)).Methods("GET")
 	// r.HandleFunc("/txs/sign", SignTxRequstHandler).Methods("POST")
+	// r.HandleFunc("/txs/broadcast", BroadcastTxRequestHandler).Methods("POST")
+}
+
+// RegisterLiteRoutes registers REST routes to gaia-lite
+func RegisterLiteRoutes(cliCtx context.CLIContext, r *mux.Router, cdc *wire.Codec) {
 	r.HandleFunc("/txs", BroadcastTxRequestHandlerFn(cdc, cliCtx)).Methods("POST")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiacli/main.go b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiacli/main.go
index ed9bd0483..7975c1c96 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiacli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiacli/main.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func main() {
 		tendermintCmd,
 		ibcCmd,
 		lcd.ServeCommand(cdc),
+		lcd.ServeLiteCommand(cdc),
 		client.LineBreak,
 	)
 
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/main.go b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/main.go
index cbfae5fe0..0cd2581cc 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/main.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/main.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func main() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		client.LineBreak,
 		lcd.ServeCommand(cdc),
+		lcd.ServeLiteCommand(cdc),
 		keys.Commands(),
 		client.LineBreak,
 		version.VersionCmd,
diff --git a/x/bank/client/rest/rest.go b/x/bank/client/rest/rest.go
index 81e7078ab..f07db7ea3 100644
--- a/x/bank/client/rest/rest.go
+++ b/x/bank/client/rest/rest.go
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import (
 
 // RegisterRoutes registers bank-related REST handlers to a router
 func RegisterRoutes(cliCtx context.CLIContext, r *mux.Router, cdc *wire.Codec, kb keys.Keybase) {
+	registerSendTxRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
+}
+
+// RegisterLiteRoutes registers bank REST handlers to gaia-lite
+func RegisterLiteRoutes(cliCtx context.CLIContext, r *mux.Router, cdc *wire.Codec, kb keys.Keybase) {
 	registerQueryRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, "acc")
 	registerSendTxRoutes(cliCtx, r, cdc, kb)
 }