How do I deploy BentoPDF on Railway?

You can deploy BentoPDF on Railway by clicking the "Deploy Now" button on this page. Railway will automatically set up all the necessary services and configurations for you.

What are the system requirements?

Railway handles all the infrastructure requirements. You only need a web browser to deploy and manage your application.

Is this template free to use?

Yes, this template is free to use within your existing Railway account.

Can I customize this template?

Yes, you can fully customize this template. After deployment, you will have full control of what you've deployed in your Railway project.

How do I get support for this template?

You can get support through our community forum: bento-pdf-b36f7a16, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host BentoPDF on Railway

BentoPDF is an open-source, privacy-focused PDF toolkit designed to handle common document tasks—like merging, splitting, and compressing—entirely within the user's browser. By utilizing WebAssembly (Wasm), it ensures that sensitive documents never leave the local machine, offering a secure, lightweight alternative to cloud-based PDF editors.

About Hosting BentoPDF

Hosting BentoPDF involves deploying a containerized web server (typically Nginx) that serves the application's static assets and WebAssembly binaries. Since the actual processing logic happens on the client side, the hosting requirements are remarkably low; the server acts primarily as a delivery mechanism rather than a processing engine. Deploying on a platform like Railway involves pulling the image from the GitHub Container Registry (GHCR) and mapping the internal container port to a public URL. Because there is no database or complex backend logic required, the deployment is highly stable, scales effortlessly, and costs very little in terms of compute resources.

Common Use Cases

Privacy-Conscious Document Handling: Processing sensitive legal or financial documents without the risk of data being stored on a third-party server.
Internal Team Tooling: Providing a centralized, ad-free PDF utility for employees that can be accessed via a private company subdomain.
Fast Batch Operations: Quickly merging or splitting large files without the latency of uploading and downloading files to a remote processing server.

Dependencies for BentoPDF Hosting

Docker Container Runtime: A platform (like Railway or self-hosted Docker) to pull and execute the ghcr.io/alam00000/bentopdf-simple image.
Network Ingress: A public or private domain configured to route traffic to the container’s internal port (usually 8080).

Deployment Dependencies

Why Deploy BentoPDF 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 BentoPDF 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.