Railway Deploy
Deploy applications and services to Railway.
Setup
bash
# Install Railway CLI npm install -g @railway/cli # Login railway login # Or with browser railway login --browserless
Projects
bash
# Create new project railway init # Link existing project railway link PROJECT_ID # List projects railway list # View project info railway status
Deploy
bash
# Deploy from current directory railway up # Deploy with name railway up --service myapp # Deploy from subdirectory railway up --service api ./api # View deployment logs railway logs # Follow logs railway logs -f # View deployment status railway status
Services
bash
# List services railway service list # Create service railway service create myservice # Delete service railway service delete myservice # Connect to service railway connect myservice
Databases
bash
# Add PostgreSQL railway add --plugin postgresql # Add MySQL railway add --plugin mysql # Add Redis railway add --plugin redis # Add MongoDB railway add --plugin mongodb # Get database URL railway variables --service postgres # Connect to database railway connect postgres
Variables
bash
# List variables railway variables # Set variable railway variables set KEY=value # Set multiple railway variables set KEY1=value1 KEY2=value2 # Get variable value railway variables get KEY # Delete variable railway variables del KEY
Domains
bash
# Generate domain railway domain # Add custom domain railway domain add myapp.example.com # Remove domain railway domain remove myapp.example.com
Run Commands
bash
# Run one-off command railway run npm run migrate # Run in specific service railway run --service api npm start # SSH into container railway shell
CLI Shortcuts
bash
# Open Railway dashboard railway open # View docs railway docs # Logout railway logout # Check version railway --version
railway.toml Example
toml
[build] builder = "nixpacks" [deploy] startCommand = "npm start" healthcheckPath = "/health" healthcheckTimeout = 300 restartPolicyType = "on_failure" restartPolicyMaxRetries = 3
Tips
- •Use
railway upfor quick deploys - •Use
railway runfor one-off commands - •Connect databases with
railway connect - •Check logs with
railway logs -f - •Variables are auto-injected at runtime
Triggers
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