Deploy and Host Banana Slides on Railway

About Hosting Banana Slides on Railway

Banana Slides runs as a single all-in-one Docker service on Railway, combining its React web interface, Nginx gateway, and Flask API behind one public domain.

Tech Stack

• React and TypeScript frontend
• Flask and Python backend
• Nginx reverse proxy
• SQLite project database
• FFmpeg-powered media export
• Google Gemini API

Why Deploy Banana Slides on Railway

Railway provides one-click Docker deployment, automatic HTTPS, managed environment variables, health visibility, and persistent storage without maintaining a server.

Common Use Cases

Generate presentation drafts from ideas or outlines, turn documents and images into slides, apply custom visual templates, refine slides conversationally, and export PPTX, PDF, or narrated video.

Deployment Notes

The HTTP service listens on port 80. Replace the generated GOOGLE_API_KEY with a valid Gemini API key before generating content. ACCESS_CODE protects the web UI. The volume preserves the SQLite database and project state at /app/backend/instance; uploaded source files under /app/uploads remain ephemeral because Railway supports one direct volume mount per service. The startup command removes Debian’s restored default Nginx site so UI and API traffic reach Banana Slides.

Dependencies for Banana Slides on Railway

Banana Slides is self-contained in one Docker image and uses an external Google Gemini API. No database service is required because SQLite is stored on the attached Railway volume.

Deployment Dependencies