Deploy and Host Actual Budget on Railway

Actual Budget is a local-first personal finance app based on envelope budgeting, with sync across devices, reports, rules and optional bank sync.

About Hosting Actual Budget

This template runs the official actualbudget/actual-server:latest image with a persistent volume at /data that holds the server account and synced budget files. On first visit set a server password (this protects your instance; do it right away), then create or import a budget. Your budget data syncs between browsers and devices through this server.

Common Use Cases

Envelope budgeting synced across your devices
Import from YNAB or bank exports and track spending
A private alternative to hosted budgeting apps

Dependencies for Actual Budget Hosting

One service with a volume; no external database

Deployment Dependencies

Why Deploy Actual Budget on Railway?

Railway gives you a public HTTPS URL, a persistent volume and automatic restarts with no server to maintain. Set the server password on first visit and the instance is ready.