Platforms

Railway Deployment

Railway provides a simple platform for deploying Rivet Engine with automatic scaling and managed infrastructure.

Video Tutorial

Quick Deploy

Choose the template that best fits your needs:

Rivet Template	Rivet Starter

Blank template to start fresh	Complete example with chat app
- Rivet Engine	- Pre-configured Rivet Engine
- PostgreSQL database	- Example chat application with Actors
- Basic configuration	- PostgreSQL database
- Manual setup required	- Rivet Inspector for debugging
	- Ready to run immediately

You can also use the Rivet Railway template as a starting point for your application.

After deploying either template, you can find the RIVET__AUTH__ADMIN_TOKEN under the Variables tab in the Railway dashboard. This token is required to access the Rivet Inspector.

Manual Deployment

Prerequisites

Railway account
Railway CLI (optional)

Step 1: Create New Project

# Using Railway CLI
railway init

# Or create via dashboard
# https://railway.app/new

Command Line

Step 2: Add Services

Deploy PostgreSQL Database

Click "New Service" → "Database" → "PostgreSQL"
Railway automatically provisions and configures PostgreSQL
Note the connection string from the service variables

Deploy Rivet Engine

Click "New Service" → "Docker Image"
Set image: rivetkit/engine:latest
Configure environment variables:
- RIVET__POSTGRES__URL=${{Postgres.DATABASE_URL}}

Step 3: Deploy Your Application

Follow the Railway Quick Start guide to deploy your repository:

Connect your GitHub account to Railway
Select your repository containing your Rivet application
Railway will automatically detect and deploy your application
Configure environment variables for your application:
- RIVET_ENGINE=${{Rivet.RAILWAY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}} - Points to the Rivet Engine service's private domain