Features

Services

Deploy any container image as a service, just specify the source.

• Docker image

• GitHub repository

• Local repository

Databases

Spin-up any database, with built-in backups.

• PostgreSQL

• MySQL

• MongoDB

• Redis

Volumes

Attach and mount high-performance persistent storage volumes.

• Up to 5 TB of storage

• 100,000+ IOPS

• Disk usage metrics

Cron jobs

Configure a job to run on a fixed schedule.

• Atomic to 5-minute intervals

• Programmable via crontab expression

Templates

Deploy arbitrarily complex collections of services, databases, etc.

• 2,000+ templates

• Sharable

• Customizable

Variables

Manage secrets and environment variables across the stack.

• Service variables

• Shared variables

• Reference variables

Public networking

Expose your application to the public internet.

• Up to 10 Gbps of transfer speed

• Free Railway domain for all services

Private networking

Connect colocated services securely with high-speed internal networking.

• Up to 100 Gbps of transfer speed

• Multiple IPv6 protocols

TCP proxy

Send traffic to services that don't support HTTP.

• L4 load balancing support

• Configurable port

Railway automatically encrypts all traffic from the edge to your applications.

Custom domains

Use the domain of your choice for your application.

• Support for wildcard domains

• Unlimited custom domains

X.509 certificate management

Managed TLS certificate creation for all domains.

• 3-click setup

• Automatic renewal

HTTP proxy

Terminates TLS close to your users and protects your app.

• L4 and L7 load balancing support

• DDoS protections

Vertical scaling

Scale-up CPU and Memory automatically based on workload.

• Up to 48 vCPU per replica

• Up to 48 GB Memory per replica

Horizontal scaling

Add machines to handle more traffic and workloads smoothly.

• Up to 50 replicas per service

• Automatic load balancing

Global scaling

Deploy your application to any of 4 regions around the world.

• United States (East, West)

• Europe (West)

• Southeast Asia

Enterprise class users can configure up to 2,400 vCPU and 2.4 TB Memory per service.

Build / deploy logs

Filter, query, forward, and share build and deployment logs.

• Retention up to 90 days

• Support for JSON structured logs

Configurable dashboards

Monitor and set alerts for resource usage and performance.

• CPU, RAM, disk, network

• Drag-and-drop customization

Webhooks

Get notified via webhooks to Discord or Slack.

• Slack compatible

• Discord compatible

Healthcheck endpoint

Customize how Railway determines deployments.

• Custom configuration

• Configurable timeouts

Usage limits

Set limits to manage resource spend on Railway.

• Hard and soft limits

• Email alerts

Configurable alerts

Get notified when metrics cross a threshold.

• Emails, webhooks, pages

• Low urgency, high urgency

Environments

Isolate the entire stack and introduce changes safely.

• Unlimited environments

• Selective deployments

• Sync and stage changes

PR environments

Temporary environments that tear down when merged.

• Automatic create and delete

• GitHub branch deploys

• Preview deploys

Rollbacks

Revert a deployment with a single click.

• Restore previous successful state

• Redeploy or restart

• Configurable restart policy

API

Connect with the same API that powers the Railway console.

• 100+ methods

• Powered by GraphQL

CLI

Orchestrate applications from the command line.

• 25+ commands

• Powered by Rust

Config as code

Manage configuration easily from a TOML or JSON file.

• Upstream UI settings

• Manage deployments

SSO

Single sign-on authentication for seamless team access.

• SAML authentication

• Team management

Audit logs

Track all changes and user actions with comprehensive audit logs.

• User activity tracking

• Event history

Bring your own cloud

Deploy Railway within your existing security-hardened cloud environment.

• Deploy in your VPC

• Use cloud credits

Zero-trust networking

Secure private networking with zero-trust principles.

• Encrypted connections

• No manual firewall configuration

Support SLOs

Exceptional support for reliable uptime and performance.

• 24/7 support

• Contractual SLAs

Dedicated VMs

Isolated cloud burst resources in any public cloud region.

• Resource isolation

• Dedicated hosts