How do I deploy Bichon on Railway?

You can deploy Bichon 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: bichon-1c70c716, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host Bichon on Railway

Bichon is an open source email archiving system that synchronizes emails from IMAP servers, indexes them for full text search, and provides a REST API for programmatic access. It is designed for archiving and searching rather than sending emails, and runs as a standalone server with a built in WebUI.
https://github.com/rustmailer/bichon

About Hosting Bichon

On Railway, you deploy the Bichon container and attach a persistent volume for its data directory. The official Docker example exposes port 15630 and mounts /data for storage. You must also configure the encryption password as documented in the repository. Bichon connects to external IMAP servers, so it requires valid mailbox credentials and network access to those providers.

Default Admin Credentials

Starting from v0.2.0, Bichon ships with a built in admin user.

Username: admin
Password: admin@bichon

Change the default admin password immediately after first login in Settings -> Profile.

Common Use Cases

Archive and search historical emails from one or more IMAP accounts
Centralized full text search across multiple mailboxes
Access archived email data programmatically through the REST API and OpenAPI documentation

Dependencies for Bichon Hosting

Persistent storage mounted at /data
Access to one or more IMAP mailboxes

Deployment Dependencies

Official repository: https://github.com/rustmailer/bichon
Encryption password configuration documentation in the repository wiki

Implementation Details

From the official Docker example:

Expose port 15630
Mount a volume to /data
Set environment variable BICHON_ROOT_DIR=/data

Why Deploy Bichon 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 Bichon 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.