railway

railway command [options]

railway is the command-line interface for Railway, a cloud platform for deploying and hosting applications. It enables developers to deploy code, manage environment variables, and interact with Railway projects directly from the terminal.The CLI supports zero-configuration deployments by automatically detecting project types and configuring build settings. It integrates with git workflows and can deploy from local directories or connected repositories.A key feature is the ability to run local development with production environment variables using railway run, ensuring consistency between development and deployed environments.

login

Authenticate with Railway

Log out of Railway

Create a new Railway project

Link current directory to an existing Railway project

Deploy the current directory to Railway

Run a local command with Railway environment variables injected

Open a new shell with Railway environment variables

View deployment logs

Open the project in the Railway web dashboard

Show the status of the linked project

Manage environment variables

Manage services within a project

Manage persistent volumes

Manage custom domains

Open an SSH session to a deployed service

Display help information

Display version number

~/.railway/config.json

Local authentication and project linking configuration storing API tokens and project references.

Environment variable for API authentication, used in CI/CD pipelines where interactive login is unavailable.

Requires a Railway account and authentication via railway login before most commands work.Projects must be linked with railway link or initialized with railway init before deployment commands can be used in a directory.Free tier has resource limitations. Check Railway's pricing documentation for deployment limits and usage quotas.

Railway was founded in 2020 as a modern alternative to traditional Platform-as-a-Service providers. The CLI was developed alongside the platform to provide a developer-friendly deployment experience with minimal configuration. The tool is open source and actively maintained on GitHub.

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