Deploy Your AI-Built App to Railway
Railway provides instant deployments with automatic Nixpacks build detection, making it a popular choice for full-stack AI-generated apps. However, its build heuristics and container-based architecture introduce unique deployment challenges.
Common Railway deployment issues
Real problems from AI-generated apps deployed to Railway.
Nixpacks detects the wrong build system
Monorepo projects or apps with multiple package managers confuse Nixpacks auto-detection, resulting in incorrect build commands and failed deployments.
Volume data lost on redeploy
AI-generated apps store uploaded files or SQLite databases on the filesystem without configuring Railway volumes, losing all data on each new deployment.
Private networking misconfigured between services
Internal service communication uses public URLs instead of Railway's private network (*.railway.internal), adding latency and exposing internal APIs publicly.
Health check endpoint missing
Railway restarts services that fail health checks. AI-generated servers often lack a /health endpoint, causing unnecessary restart loops.
Memory limits exceeded during build
Heavy npm install or compilation steps consume more RAM than Railway's build allocation, causing OOM kills and silent build failures.
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- Security vulnerabilities
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Frequently asked questions
Why does Railway fail to build my AI-generated project?
Railway uses Nixpacks to auto-detect your build system. If your AI-generated project has a non-standard structure (monorepo, multiple lock files, or unusual entry points), Nixpacks may pick the wrong builder. Add a railway.toml or Procfile to explicitly specify your build and start commands.
How do I persist data on Railway?
Railway's filesystem is ephemeral — it resets on every deploy. If your AI tool stored data in local files or SQLite, you need to either attach a Railway volume for persistence or migrate to a proper database service like Railway's PostgreSQL or MySQL plugin.
Can SpringCode help me deploy to Railway?
Yes. We configure your Nixpacks build, set up volumes for persistence, wire up private networking between services, and ensure your app stays healthy with proper health checks and resource limits.
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