Deploy and Host AI Image Generator (Veida AI) on Railway

AI Image Generator (Veida AI) is a one-page text-to-image web app: type a prompt, pick an aspect ratio and get the finished picture back in about a minute. Images come from the API of Veida AI, an unlimited free AI image generator, so it runs with no API key.

About Hosting AI Image Generator (Veida AI)

The app is one Node.js file with no npm dependencies. It serves the page and two small routes: one submits the prompt to the Veida AI API, the other polls until the image is ready. Nothing needs configuring: without a key each generation is one free run on Veida AI Image v1, about seven a day per server. Set VEIDA_API_KEY (create one at veida.ai/settings/apikeys) to run on your own account, and VEIDA_MODEL to pick another model such as gpt-image-2.

Common Use Cases

A private image generator for a team, without handing out an OpenAI or Replicate key
A starting point for an app that needs pictures from prompts: blog covers, product mockups, social posts
A demo of a submit-and-poll image API you can read in one sitting

Dependencies for AI Image Generator (Veida AI) Hosting

Node.js 18 or newer (the template uses Node 22)
Outbound HTTPS access to veida.ai

Deployment Dependencies

Source: github.com/hanshs474/veida-image-starter
API reference: veida.readthedocs.io
Prompts that already work: AI image prompt library

Why Deploy AI Image Generator (Veida AI) 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 AI Image Generator (Veida AI) 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.