Railway

Railway provides easy deployment with automatic builds from Git.

Quick Deploy

1. Push your code to GitHub
2. Connect Railway to your repository
3. Railway auto-detects Node.js and deploys

Configuration

Create railway.json:

{
  "$schema": "https://railway.app/railway.schema.json",
  "build": {
    "builder": "NIXPACKS"
  },
  "deploy": {
    "startCommand": "pnpm prisma migrate deploy && node dist/index.js",
    "healthcheckPath": "/api/health",
    "healthcheckTimeout": 30
  }
}

Environment Variables

Set in Railway dashboard:

NODE_ENV=production
DATABASE_URL=${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}}
JWT_SECRET=your-secret
JWT_REFRESH_SECRET=your-refresh-secret

Add PostgreSQL

1. Click “New Service” in Railway
2. Select “Database” → “PostgreSQL”
3. Railway auto-links DATABASE_URL

Custom Domain

1. Go to Settings → Domains
2. Add your custom domain
3. Update DNS with provided CNAME

Next Steps

• Render - Alternative PaaS
• Production Checklist - Full checklist