diff --git a/ansible-devnet/genesis/validator-config.yaml b/ansible-devnet/genesis/validator-config.yaml
index e98ac3b..e8011f3 100644
--- a/ansible-devnet/genesis/validator-config.yaml
+++ b/ansible-devnet/genesis/validator-config.yaml
@@ -47,4 +47,15 @@ validators:
       ip: "46.224.135.177"
       quic: 9001
     metricsPort: 8081
-    count: 1
\ No newline at end of file
+    count: 1
+
+  - name: "lighthouse_0"
+    # node id a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6e7f8a9b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f0a1b2
+    # peer id 16Uiu2HAm7TYVs6qvDKnrovd9m4vvRikc4HPXm1WyLumKSe5fHxBv
+    privkey: "4fd22cf461fbeae4947a3fdaef8d533fc7fd1ef1ce4cd98e993210c18234df3f"
+    # verify /ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/9004/quic-v1/p2p/16Uiu2HAm7TYVs6qvDKnrovd9m4vvRikc4HPXm1WyLumKSe5fHxBv
+    enrFields:
+      ip: "46.224.135.169"
+      quic: 9001
+    metricsPort: 8081
+    count: 1
diff --git a/ansible/roles/lighthouse/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/lighthouse/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fdfbe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/lighthouse/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# Default variables for lighthouse role
+# Note: These are fallback defaults. Actual values are extracted from client-cmds/ream-cmd.sh
+# in the tasks/main.yml file. These defaults are used if extraction fails.
+
+lighthouse_docker_image: "hopinheimer/lighthouse:latest"
+deployment_mode: docker
diff --git a/ansible/roles/lighthouse/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/lighthouse/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feed56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/lighthouse/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+---
+# Lighthouse role: Deploy and manage Lighthouse nodes
+# Converts client-cmds/lighthouse-cmd.sh logic to Ansible tasks
+
+- name: Extract docker image from client-cmd.sh
+  shell: |
+    # Extract the first word (docker image) from node_docker line
+    # playbook_dir points to ansible/playbooks, go up two levels to reach project root
+    project_root="$(cd '{{ playbook_dir }}/../..' && pwd)"
+    grep -E '^node_docker=' "$project_root/client-cmds/lighthouse-cmd.sh" | head -1 | sed -E 's/.*node_docker="([^ "]+).*/\1/'
+  register: lighthouse_docker_image_raw
+  changed_when: false
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  run_once: true
+
+- name: Extract deployment mode from client-cmd.sh
+  shell: |
+    # Extract the value from node_setup line
+    project_root="$(cd '{{ playbook_dir }}/../..' && pwd)"
+    grep -E '^node_setup=' "$project_root/client-cmds/lighthouse-cmd.sh" | head -1 | sed -E 's/.*node_setup="([^"]+)".*/\1/'
+  register: lighthouse_deployment_mode_raw
+  changed_when: false
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  run_once: true
+
+- name: Set docker image and deployment mode from client-cmd.sh
+  set_fact:
+    lighthouse_docker_image: "{{ lighthouse_docker_image_raw.stdout | trim | default('hopinheimer/lighthouse:latest') }}"
+    deployment_mode: "{{ lighthouse_deployment_mode_raw.stdout | trim | default('docker') }}"
+
+- name: Extract node configuration from validator-config.yaml
+  shell: |
+    yq eval ".validators[] | select(.name == \"{{ node_name }}\") | .{{ item }}" "{{ genesis_dir }}/validator-config.yaml"
+  register: lighthouse_node_config
+  changed_when: false
+  loop:
+    - enrFields.quic
+    - privkey
+  when: node_name is defined
+
+- name: Set node ports
+  set_fact:
+    lighthouse_quic_port: "{{ lighthouse_node_config.results[0].stdout }}"
+    lighthouse_privkey: "{{ lighthouse_node_config.results[1].stdout }}"
+  when: lighthouse_node_config is defined
+
+- name: Ensure node key file exists
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ genesis_dir }}/{{ node_name }}.key"
+  register: node_key_stat
+
+- name: Debug node key file check
+  debug:
+    msg: "Checking for key file at {{ genesis_dir }}/{{ node_name }}.key - exists: {{ node_key_stat.stat.exists | default('undefined') }}"
+
+- name: Fail if node key file is missing
+  fail:
+    msg: "Node key file {{ node_name }}.key not found in {{ genesis_dir }}"
+  when: not (node_key_stat.stat.exists | default(false))
+
+- name: Clean node data directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ data_dir }}/{{ node_name }}"
+    state: absent
+  when: clean_data | default(false) | bool
+
+- name: Create node data directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ data_dir }}/{{ node_name }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Deploy Lighthouse node using Docker
+  block:
+    - name: Pull Lighthouse docker image
+      command: docker pull {{ lighthouse_docker_image }}
+      register: lighthouse_docker_pull
+      changed_when: '"Downloaded newer image" in lighthouse_docker_pull.stdout'
+
+    - name: Stop existing Lighthouse container (if any)
+      command: docker rm -f {{ node_name }}
+      register: lighthouse_stop
+      failed_when: false
+      changed_when: lighthouse_stop.rc == 0
+
+    - name: Start Lighthouse container
+      command: >-
+        docker run -d
+        --name {{ node_name }}
+        --restart unless-stopped
+        --network host
+        -v {{ genesis_dir }}:/config:ro
+        -v {{ data_dir }}/{{ node_name }}:/data
+        {{ lighthouse_docker_image }}
+        lighthouse lean_node
+        --datadir /data
+        --config /config/config.yaml
+        --validators /config/validator-config.yaml
+        --nodes /config/nodes.yaml
+        --node-id {{ node_name }}
+        --private-key /config/{{ node_name }}.key
+        --genesis-json /config/genesis.json
+        --socket-port {{ lighthouse_quic_port }}
+      register: lighthouse_container
+      changed_when: lighthouse_container.rc == 0
+  when: deployment_mode == 'docker'
diff --git a/client-cmds/lighthouse-cmd.sh b/client-cmds/lighthouse-cmd.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3675d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-cmds/lighthouse-cmd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+node_binary="$lighthouse_bin lean_node \
+      --datadir \"$dataDir/$item\" \
+      --config \"$configDir/config.yaml\" \
+      --validators \"$configDir/validator-config.yaml\" \
+      --nodes \"$configDir/nodes.yaml\" \
+      --node-id \"$item\" \
+      --private-key \"$configDir/$privKeyPath\" \
+      --genesis-json \"$configDir/genesis.json\" \
+      --socket-port $quicPort"
+
+node_docker="hopinheimer/lighthouse:latest lighthouse lean_node \
+      --datadir /data \
+      --config /config/config.yaml \
+      --validators /config/validator-config.yaml \
+      --nodes /config/nodes.yaml \
+      --node-id $item \
+      --private-key /config/$privKeyPath \
+      --genesis-json /config/genesis.json \
+      --socket-port $quicPort"
+
+node_setup="docker"
diff --git a/generate-ansible-inventory.sh b/generate-ansible-inventory.sh
index e980564..b15feb2 100755
--- a/generate-ansible-inventory.sh
+++ b/generate-ansible-inventory.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ all:
       hosts: {}
     lantern_nodes:
       hosts: {}
+    lighthouse_nodes:
+      hosts: {}
 EOF
 
 # Extract node information from validator-config.yaml
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ nodes=($(yq eval '.validators[].name' "$VALIDATOR_CONFIG"))
 
 # Process each node and generate inventory entries
 for node_name in "${nodes[@]}"; do
-    # Extract client type (zeam, ream, qlean, lantern)
+    # Extract client type (zeam, ream, qlean, lantern, lighthouse)
     IFS='_' read -r -a elements <<< "$node_name"
     client_type="${elements[0]}"
     group_name="${client_type}_nodes"
diff --git a/local-devnet/genesis/validator-config.yaml b/local-devnet/genesis/validator-config.yaml
index 3aec08b..d41cce7 100644
--- a/local-devnet/genesis/validator-config.yaml
+++ b/local-devnet/genesis/validator-config.yaml
@@ -47,4 +47,15 @@ validators:
       ip: "127.0.0.1"
       quic: 9004
     metricsPort: 8084
-    count: 1
\ No newline at end of file
+    count: 1
+    
+  - name: "lighthouse_0"
+    # node id a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6e7f8a9b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f0a1b2
+    # peer id 16Uiu2HAm7TYVs6qvDKnrovd9m4vvRikc4HPXm1WyLumKSe5fHxBv
+    privkey: "4fd22cf461fbeae4947a3fdaef8d533fc7fd1ef1ce4cd98e993210c18234df3f"
+    # verify /ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/9004/quic-v1/p2p/16Uiu2HAm7TYVs6qvDKnrovd9m4vvRikc4HPXm1WyLumKSe5fHxBv
+    enrFields:
+      ip: "127.0.0.1"
+      quic: 9005
+    metricsPort: 8085
+    count: 1
diff --git a/run-ansible.sh b/run-ansible.sh
index ed16ec6..cf7e91a 100755
--- a/run-ansible.sh
+++ b/run-ansible.sh
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ fi
 
 # Update inventory with SSH key file and user if provided
 if command -v yq &> /dev/null; then
-  # Get all remote host groups (zeam_nodes, ream_nodes, qlean_nodes, lantern_nodes)
-  for group in zeam_nodes ream_nodes qlean_nodes lantern_nodes; do
+  # Get all remote host groups (zeam_nodes, ream_nodes, qlean_nodes, lantern_nodes, lighthouse_nodes)
+  for group in zeam_nodes ream_nodes qlean_nodes lantern_nodes lighthouse_nodes; do
     # Get all hosts in this group
     hosts=$(yq eval ".all.children.$group.hosts | keys | .[]" "$INVENTORY_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
     for host in $hosts; do