Deploy and Host Payload CMS 3.4.0 on Railway

Launch your own powerful, open-source website or blog with Payload CMS 3.4.0, preconfigured to use PostgreSQL instead of MongoDB for smoother Railway hosting. Includes blog, pages, forms, user auth, and comment system—all based on the official Payload "website" starter.
Updated to v3.4.0 ✅ 7th Dec 2024

About Hosting Payload CMS 3.4.0 on Railway

This boilerplate lets you deploy Payload CMS, a headless CMS and website builder, with a single click—no configuration needed. The template replaces MongoDB with PostgreSQL, making it 100% Railway-compatible. It includes built-in collections for pages, posts, forms, users, and comments.
Deploy and go live in minutes. After setup, you’ll land on the Payload welcome screen to create an admin user and seed your site with demo content. Out of the box, this is a great builder for blogs, portfolios, landing pages, or product sites. Looking to expand? Payload offers unmatched flexibility to customize content types, integrations, and UI.

Video demo and tutorial

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Common Use Cases

Building a self-hosted blog or portfolio site with full editing control
Managing article-style content with WYSIWYG editing
Customizing a CMS based website with advanced content types

Dependencies for Payload CMS 3.4.0 Hosting

Railway account + GitHub account
Hobby plan on Railway (€5/month)
Basic web dev knowledge (Node.js, React) for customization

Deployment Dependencies

Implementation Details

Uses PostgreSQL instead of MongoDB
Auto-seeded with blog, pages, forms, and demo data
Comment system included
Includes user roles/auth basics
Snappy WYSIWYG editor out of the box
Fully open source, ready to extend and integrate
Easy to deploy and scale on Railway
Want to customize? See how to add a comment system

Why Deploy Payload CMS 3.4.0 on Railway?

Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying Payload CMS 3.4.0 on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.