---
title: "Deploy atomic"
description: "Self-hosted, semantically-connected personal knowledge base"
category: "AI/ML"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/atomic
---

# Deploy atomic

Self-hosted, semantically-connected personal knowledge base

**[Deploy atomic on Railway](https://railway.com/template/atomic)**

- **Creator:** kmaki's Projects
- **Category:** AI/ML

## Template content

### app

- **Image:** ghcr.io/kenforthewin/atomic:1.32.4
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Atomic on Railway

## About Hosting Atomic on Railway
Atomic runs well on Railway using the upstream all-in-one container, which bundles the web UI, API server, and nginx reverse proxy in a single service for one-click browser access.

## Tech Stack
- Atomic all-in-one container (`ghcr.io/kenforthewin/atomic:1.32.4`)
- Rust backend (`atomic-server`) with SQLite storage
- React web frontend served through nginx
- Railway managed networking and persistent volume

## Why Deploy Atomic on Railway
Railway gives Atomic a fast production path with managed HTTPS, simple variable management, and persistent volume support while keeping the deployment minimal by reusing the upstream container entrypoint.

## Common Use Cases
- Personal knowledge base hosting with browser access
- Shared team notes and semantic search workspace
- Self-hosted MCP-enabled knowledge server
- Persistent long-running Atomic instance for desktop and mobile clients

## Deployment Notes
Atomic is deployed as a single HTTP service using `ghcr.io/kenforthewin/atomic:1.32.4` and listens through nginx on container port `8081`. Set `PORT=8081` so Railway routes traffic to the correct process, and mount a persistent volume at `/data` for SQLite databases and application state. `PUBLIC_URL` should point to the Railway public domain for MCP/OAuth discovery support.

## Dependencies for Atomic on Railway
This template uses one service and no external database dependency.

### Deployment Dependencies

| Service | Image | Port | Volume |
|---------|-------|------|--------|
| app | ghcr.io/kenforthewin/atomic:1.32.4 | 8081 | /data |

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