Railway is a deployment platform that makes infrastructure easy. Connect your GitHub repo — Railway auto-detects the framework and deploys.
Free Tier
- $5 free credit/month — no credit card needed
- 512MB RAM — per service
- 1GB disk — persistent storage
- 100GB bandwidth — per month
- PostgreSQL — managed database included
- Redis — managed cache included
Deploy From GitHub
railway login
railway init
railway up
Or just connect your GitHub repo in the dashboard.
Environment Variables
railway variables set DATABASE_URL=postgres://...
railway variables set API_KEY=abc123
Railway vs Heroku
| Feature | Railway | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | $5/month credit | Eco ($5/mo) |
| Deploy speed | Seconds | Minutes |
| Database | Included | Add-on |
| DX | Modern | Legacy |
Need deployment setup? Check my work on GitHub or email spinov001@gmail.com for consulting.
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