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Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

This guide is coming soon. It will cover deploying the Launch backend to Railway with PostgreSQL.

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What is Railway?

Railway is a modern deployment platform that makes it easy to deploy applications with:
  • One-click deploys from GitHub
  • Managed PostgreSQL databases
  • Automatic HTTPS and custom domains
  • Environment variables management
  • Auto-scaling based on traffic

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Coming Soon

This guide will cover:
1

Create Railway Account

Sign up at railway.app
2

Connect GitHub Repository

Link your Launch repository to Railway
3

Add PostgreSQL Database

Provision a managed PostgreSQL instance
4

Configure Environment Variables

Set up required environment variables: - DATABASE_URL - BETTER_AUTH_SECRET - STRIPE_SECRET_KEY - etc.
5

Deploy

Push to main branch to trigger deployment
6

Run Migrations

Apply database migrations

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Quick Reference

# Environment variables needed
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://...
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=your-secret-key
BETTER_AUTH_URL=https://your-app.railway.app

# Stripe (if using)
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_live_...
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_...

# OAuth (if using)
GOOGLE_WEB_CLIENT_ID=...
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=...
APPLE_CLIENT_ID=...
APPLE_CLIENT_SECRET=...

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Resources

Railway Docs

Official Railway documentation

Railway Templates

Pre-configured templates
Full deployment guide coming soon. In the meantime, Railway’s documentation provides excellent getting-started guides.