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Cline + Railway

Cline is a VS Code extension that operates as an autonomous agent with human-in-the-loop approval. It can create and edit files, run terminal commands, and even use a browser. The approval workflow ensures you maintain control while Cline handles Railway deployments.

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Quick start

1

Install Cline Extension

Install Cline from VS Code marketplace and configure your LLM API key

2

Install Railway CLI

Install Railway CLI and authenticate

npm install -g @railway/cli && railway login
3

Open your project in VS Code

Open a project folder. Cline will ask for approval before each action

4

Deploy a Go API with Redis

Cline shows each step for approval and deploys with railway.com/template/gin + Redis

Deploy this to Railway with a Redis cache for rate limiting

Environment variables

VariableDescription
OPENAI_API_KEY
OpenAI API key for Cline
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
Anthropic API key if using Claude

Example prompts

“Deploy this Go API to Railway”

“Add Redis for caching API responses”

“Check Railway dashboard and fix the failing health check”

“Set up environment variables from my .env.example file”

“Configure the service to scale to zero when idle”

“Add a cron service that sends daily email digests”

“Deploy Plausible Analytics with Postgres and Clickhouse”

“Set up a Langchain app with Postgres (pgvector) for RAG”

“Deploy Grafana connected to my Railway metrics”

“Create a complete auth system with Keycloak and Postgres”

Common workflows

1Deploy a Clickhouse database

  1. Ask Cline to add Clickhouse to your project
  2. Review and approve Cline's proposed commands
  3. Cline creates the Clickhouse service
  4. Cline retrieves and sets CLICKHOUSE_URL

2Supervised deployment

  1. Ask Cline to deploy to Railway
  2. Review Cline's proposed commands
  3. Approve each step (login, init, up)
  4. Cline executes and reports results

3Browser-assisted debugging

  1. Ask Cline to check Railway dashboard
  2. Cline opens Railway in browser
  3. Cline navigates to deployment logs
  4. Cline reports issues and suggests fixes

4Environment variable setup

  1. Ask Cline to configure environment variables
  2. Cline proposes railway variables set commands
  3. Approve each variable setting
  4. Cline confirms variables are set

Tips for success

  • Review diffs before approving file changes
  • Cline shows each Railway command before running
  • Use browser automation to check Railway dashboard

Frequently asked questions

How do I deploy to Railway with Cline's approval workflow?

Ask Cline to deploy to Railway. It will show you each command (railway login, railway up) before executing. Approve each step for full control.

Can Cline check my Railway deployment status?

Yes! Cline can run railway logs in the terminal or use browser automation to navigate to your Railway dashboard and report status.

How do I configure Railway environment variables with Cline?

Ask Cline to set up environment variables. It will propose railway variables set commands and show you each one before execution.

Troubleshooting

Issue:

Cline times out on long deployments

Solution:

Increase Cline's timeout setting or use railway up --detach for background deploys.

Issue:

Railway CLI commands fail with permission denied

Solution:

Run railway login to re-authenticate. Cline needs approval to run terminal commands, so ensure you approve the login step.

Issue:

Browser automation can't access Railway dashboard

Solution:

Ensure you're logged into Railway in the browser Cline is controlling. Consider using CLI commands instead for reliability.

Community resources

Central StationDiscordCline GitHub

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