> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.launchtoday.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Railway Deployment (Coming Soon)

> Deploy your backend to Railway

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

## 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

## Coming Soon

This guide will cover:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create Railway Account">
    Sign up at [railway.app](https://railway.app)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect GitHub Repository">
    Link your Launch repository to Railway
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add PostgreSQL Database">
    Provision a managed PostgreSQL instance
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Environment Variables">
    Set up required environment variables: - `DATABASE_URL` -
    `BETTER_AUTH_SECRET` - `STRIPE_SECRET_KEY` - etc.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Deploy">Push to main branch to trigger deployment</Step>

  <Step title="Run Migrations">Apply database migrations</Step>
</Steps>

## Quick Reference

```bash theme={null}
# 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=...
```

## Resources

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Railway Docs" icon="book" href="https://docs.railway.app">
    Official Railway documentation
  </Card>

  <Card title="Railway Templates" icon="copy" href="https://railway.app/templates">
    Pre-configured templates
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

***

<Note>
  Full deployment guide coming soon. In the meantime, Railway's documentation
  provides excellent getting-started guides.
</Note>