---
title: "Deploy Bichon"
description: "A lightweight, high-performance Rust email archiver with WebUI"
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/bichon
---

# Deploy Bichon

A lightweight, high-performance Rust email archiver with WebUI

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

- **Creator:** Karim Zarzour's Projects
- **Category:** Other

## Template content

### Bichon https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/186774084/515912210-06dc3b67-7d55-4a93-a3de-8b90951c575b.png?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3NzEyNzYxNjksIm5iZiI6MTc3MTI3NTg2OSwicGF0aCI6Ii8xODY3NzQwODQvNTE1OTEyMjEwLTA2ZGMzYjY3LTdkNTUtNGE5My1hM2RlLThiOTA5NTFjNTc1Yi5wbmc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjYwMjE2JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI2MDIxNlQyMTA0MjlaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT0wN2EyMWUxODNhODg5ZTFlMmE5ZWY1YjEwZDRlZjhiZWVjMWM2YThjYTNhMmNmNDVkNGZjYzIxNjY3MGM2NTljJlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCJ9.y2W2rKBx3e__32oK7GrtLiduAuL2XmH_D-5esNX4q5A

- **Image:** rustmailer/bichon:latest
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# 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.


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