Deploy and Host Anki Sync Server on Railway

Anki Sync Server is a service that lets you save your Anki deck data on the cloud to be synced across devices.

About Hosting Anki Sync Server

This template allows you to host this service instead of using Anki's official AnkiWeb. Although unlike AnkiWeb, this sync server doesn't provide a web frontend.

Common Use Cases

The main use case for Anki Sync Server is to avoid the caveat of AnkiWeb, one of them being data deletion, in AnkiWeb if you're inactive (didn't sync for over 6 months) your data will be scheduled for deletion. So a long break is not possible without potential data loss.

Dependencies for Anki Sync Server Hosting

None, should work out of the box.

Deployment Dependencies

To deploy this template you'll be prompted to add a SYNC_USER1, the value should be formatted like user:password. After first deploy you could add multiple users by adding additional env: SYNC_USER2, SYNC_USER3, SYNC_USER4, and so on.

Why Deploy Anki Sync Server 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 Anki Sync Server 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.