---
title: Railway
description: Deploy ParadeDB on Railway with one click
canonical: https://docs.paradedb.com/deploy/cloud-platforms/railway
---

<Note>
  Cloud platform deployments run ParadeDB Community, which does not include WAL
  support. This makes them suitable for hobby, development, and staging
  environments. For production, we recommend [ParadeDB
  Enterprise](/deploy/enterprise) deployed via
  [Kubernetes](/deploy/self-hosted/kubernetes) or [BYOC](/deploy/byoc).
</Note>

[Railway](https://railway.com) is a cloud platform for deploying and managing applications. The
[ParadeDB Railway template](https://railway.com/deploy/paradedb) provides a one-click deployment
that runs ParadeDB Community with persistent storage and a TCP proxy.

## One-Click Deploy

The fastest way to get started is to click the button below, which will deploy ParadeDB to your Railway account.

[![Deploy on Railway](https://railway.com/button.svg)](https://railway.com/deploy/paradedb?referralCode=l5qxN4&utm_medium=integration&utm_source=button&utm_campaign=paradedb)

## Configuration

Railway automatically provisions a Docker container running `paradedb/paradedb:latest` with the following
environment variables:

| Variable              | Description               | Default        |
| --------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------- |
| `POSTGRES_USER`       | Database user             | `postgres`     |
| `POSTGRES_PASSWORD`   | Database password         | Auto-generated |
| `POSTGRES_DB`         | Database name             | `paradedb`     |
| `PGPORT`              | Connection port           | `5432`         |
| `DATABASE_URL`        | Private connection string | Auto-generated |
| `DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL` | Public connection string  | Auto-generated |

## Connecting to ParadeDB

Railway provides both private and public connection strings. You can find these in the **Variables** tab of your
service in the Railway dashboard.

To connect from other services on your Railway project, use the private `DATABASE_URL`:

```bash
psql $DATABASE_URL
```

To connect from your local machine, use the public connection string:

```bash
psql $DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL
```