---
title: "Deploy Apache Answer"
description: "Q&A platform for forums, help centers and knowledge bases"
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/apache-answer-3
---

# Deploy Apache Answer

Q&A platform for forums, help centers and knowledge bases

**[Deploy Apache Answer on Railway](https://railway.com/template/apache-answer-3)**

Machine-readable deploy manifest (JSON, validated by TemplateCI): https://railway.com/deploy/apache-answer-3/manifest.json

- **Creator:** zer0person's Projects
- **Category:** Other
- **Total deploys:** 1

## Template content

### Apache Answer

- **Image:** apache/answer:2.0.3
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Apache Answer on Railway

[Apache Answer](https://github.com/apache/answer) is a Q&A platform for teams of any size: a community forum, help center or internal knowledge base where people ask questions, vote on answers and collect them in one searchable place.

## About Hosting Apache Answer

This template runs the official `apache/answer` image with a persistent volume at `/data`, so your database file, uploads and settings survive redeploys. On first visit Answer opens its install wizard: choose SQLite as the database (no separate database service needed), set the site name and URL, and create the admin account.

## Common Use Cases

- Run a public community forum or support Q&A for your product
- Build an internal knowledge base for your team
- Extend the site with Answer's plugin system

## Dependencies for Apache Answer Hosting

- One service with a volume; nothing else

### Deployment Dependencies

- [Apache Answer on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/answer)
- [Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/apache/answer)
- [Installation guide](https://answer.apache.org/docs/installation)

## Why Deploy Apache Answer on Railway?

Railway gives you a public HTTPS URL, a persistent volume and automatic restarts with no server to maintain. Open the URL after the deploy to run the install wizard; use your Railway URL as the site URL.


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