Deploy and Host Andromeda - Feeds on Railway

Andromeda - Feeds is a minimal, self-hosted RSS reader written in Go on the standard library plus a SQLite driver and the gofeed parser. It offers a public feed list, preview mode, an admin panel with cookie sessions, OPML import/export, a JSON API, and background polling.

About Hosting Andromeda - Feeds

Hosting Andromeda - Feeds means running a single Go binary that serves the public reader and admin interface over HTTP. State lives in a SQLite file, so deployment needs only a persistent volume plus environment variables (admin password, base URL, port, poll interval). A background poller refreshes subscriptions using ETag / Last-Modified to avoid redundant fetches. 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, self-hosted RSS reader accessible from anywhere
• Sharing a curated public feed list or OPML bundle with others
• A headless feed aggregator consumed via the JSON API

Dependencies for Andromeda - Feeds Hosting

• A persistent volume for the SQLite database
• Outbound network access to poll subscribed feeds

Deployment Dependencies

• Andromeda repository
• Releases page

Implementation Details

Environment variables (see .env.example):

ADMIN_PASSWORD=changeme
COOKIE_SECURE=true            # set true behind HTTPS
BASE_URL=https://your-app.up.railway.app
HOST=0.0.0.0
PORT=3000
FEEDS_DB_PATH=/data/feeds.sqlite
API_KEY=                      # optional, gates the JSON API
DEFAULT_POLL_MINUTES=30
ITEM_CAP_PER_FEED=200

Mount a Railway volume so FEEDS_DB_PATH persists. Set HOST=0.0.0.0 and COOKIE_SECURE=true in production.

Why Deploy Andromeda - Feeds 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 - Feeds 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.