Deploy and Host Andromeda - Cellar on Railway

Andromeda - Cellar is a self-hosted wine tasting log written in Go. Record wines you've tried, optionally analyze bottle labels with Anthropic vision, and publish a public log with a per-wine RSS feed — all backed by a single SQLite database.

About Hosting Andromeda - Cellar

Hosting Andromeda - Cellar means running a single Go binary that serves the public log and admin interface over HTTP. State lives in a SQLite file, so deployment needs only a persistent volume plus environment variables (admin password, site URL, port). Optional label analysis calls the Anthropic /v1/messages API directly; supply an ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable it. Uploaded label images are re-encoded to JPEG in-process. On Railway, the included Dockerfile builds the image, a persistent volume holds the database, and environment variables configure the rest. No external database service is required.

Common Use Cases

• A personal wine tasting journal with photos and notes
• A public "what I'm drinking" log with an RSS feed
• AI-assisted label parsing to pre-fill tasting entries

Dependencies for Andromeda - Cellar Hosting

• A persistent volume for the SQLite database and uploaded images
• (Optional) Anthropic API key for vision-based label analysis

Deployment Dependencies

• Andromeda repository
• Releases page
• Anthropic API (optional label analysis)

Implementation Details

Environment variables (see .env.example):

CELLAR_PASSWORD=changeme
CELLAR_DB_PATH=/data/cellar.sqlite
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=           # optional, enables label vision
COOKIE_SECURE=true           # set true behind HTTPS
HOST=0.0.0.0
PORT=3000
SITE_URL=https://your-app.up.railway.app
SITE_TITLE=Cellar
SITE_DESCRIPTION=Personal wine tasting log

Mount a Railway volume so CELLAR_DB_PATH persists. Set HOST=0.0.0.0, COOKIE_SECURE=true, and SITE_URL to your public URL.

Why Deploy Andromeda - Cellar 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 Andromeda - Cellar 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.