guibibeau / astro-railway

a simple astro site served via a caddy webserver deployable to railway.app

Astro Build Project Deployed on Railway

This repository contains an Astro build project, deployed on Railway. It serves as an example to showcase how simple and efficient deploying to Railway can be to get started using the railway CLI. Please note you can use the github integration easily but I wanted to explore the CLI.

Why Railway?

Railway is a boutique cloud platform designed to offer ease of use, quick deployment, and a developer-friendly experience.

Requirements

• Node.js and npm
• Docker
• Railway CLI

Local Setup

1. Clone the repository.

   git clone https://github.com/GuiBibeau/astro-railway.git

2. Navigate into the project folder.

   cd astro-railway

3. Install the project dependencies.

   npm install

4. Run the Astro development server.

   npm run dev

Deploying to Railway

Step 1: Install Railway CLI

If you haven't installed the Railway CLI yet, you can install it by running :

# mac
brew install railway
# or via npm
npm i -g @railway/cli

# login
railway login

Step 2: Initialize Your Railway Project

Initialize a Railway project inside your application folder.

railway init

Step 3: Deploy to Railway

Now, deploy your project to Railway:

railway up

Step 4: Assign a Domain

Assign a domain to your deployed project.

railway domain

For more detailed information on domains, Railway provides excellent documentation.

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And there you go! You've just deployed an Astro build project on Railway.