Railway
Simple app hosting Railway is an infrastructure platform where you can provision infrastructure, develop with that infrastructure locally, and then deploy to the cloud.Key Features
- Zero config
- Cron jobs
- Database provisioning
Deploy
Connect your repository
Connect a repo or use
railway up; Railway auto-detects frameworks (Node, Python, etc.).Cron & background
Cron jobs
Cron jobs
Use cron jobs for scheduled tasks; define in
railway.json or via the dashboard.Workers and scaling
Workers and scaling
Run workers and APIs in the same project; scale by adding more instances.
Hackathon tips
- Free tier ($5 credit) is enough for demos; upgrade if you need more resources.
- Database provisioning is fast—add Postgres in seconds and connect with one env var.
Resources
Railway docs
Official Railway documentation
Watch: Railway beginner deploy flow (community)
Community tutorial on Railway deployment
Visit Railway
Official website