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Railway

Simple deployment platform for Docker, databases, and full-stack apps.

Overview

Railway offers a developer-friendly deployment experience with auto-detection of frameworks, instant previews, and a generous trial for hackathons. It's the preferred alternative to Vercel for teams deploying non-Next.js stacks or complex services.

Best for

Deploying Docker containers and custom backends
Full-stack apps beyond Next.js serverless limits
Teams wanting a simple UI for managing services and databases

Trade-offs

vs Vercel

Railway for Docker support and non-Next.js full-stack apps; Vercel for Next.js optimization and instant preview deployments.

What XeroHack pre-wires

When you pick Railway in the interview, the engine emits these files into your scaffold:

Railway CLI config
Dockerfile or framework detection
Environment variable mapping

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