---
title: "Deploy Apollo Runtime"
description: "Deploy-ready Apollo Runtime for Apollo GraphOS federation projects."
category: "Starters"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/apollo-router
---

# Deploy Apollo Runtime

Deploy-ready Apollo Runtime for Apollo GraphOS federation projects.

**[Deploy Apollo Runtime on Railway](https://railway.com/template/apollo-router)**

- **Creator:** Apollo GraphQL
- **Category:** Starters
- **Total deploys:** 62
- **Verified:** Yes

## Template content

### Apollo Runtime (Router) https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1710358163017396224/6CQOSGKu_400x400.jpg

- **Source:** apollographql/router-template
- **Health check:** /health
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Apollo Runtime on Railway

Apollo Runtime is a high-performance, configurable execution environment that powers federated supergraphs. It combines the Apollo Router (written in Rust) and, optionally, the Apollo MCP server for advanced configuration, control, and observability. Enabling teams to run federated GraphQL workloads in production or evaluation environments.

## About Hosting Apollo Runtime

Hosting Apollo Runtime involves deploying the Router (and optionally the MCP server), connecting to Apollo GraphOS, and configuring the environment variables required to fetch and serve your supergraph schema. With Railway, you can launch this setup in minutes using a deploy-ready template. Railway manages scaling, routing, and environment configuration automatically, so you can focus on developing and evolving your graph instead of managing infrastructure.

## Common Use Cases

- Deploy a production-ready runtime for your federated supergraph
- Spin up isolated preview environments for schema or router config changes  
- Quickly evaluate Apollo Federation with a hosted runtime  

## Dependencies for Apollo Runtime Hosting

- An Apollo GraphOS account with a registered graph  
- A published supergraph schema available in GraphOS  

### Deployment Dependencies

- [Apollo GraphOS – Get started](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/)  
- [Apollo Runtime Overview](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router/overview/)  

## Why Deploy Apollo Runtime 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 Apollo Runtime 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.


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