How do I deploy Bifrost on Railway?

You can deploy Bifrost 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: bifrost-9148f0a1, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host Bifrost on Railway

What is Bifrost?

Bifrost is an ultra-fast AI gateway that unifies 15+ LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, etc.) behind a single OpenAI-compatible API. Written in Go, it delivers 50x faster performance than alternatives with <100 µs overhead, featuring automatic failover, adaptive load balancing, semantic caching, and enterprise guardrails for production-scale AI applications.

About Hosting Bifrost

Bifrost deploys as a containerized gateway that proxies requests to multiple AI providers while adding enterprise features like budget management and SSO. Deployment requires configuring provider API keys through the web UI or environment variables, setting up persistent storage for caching and logs, and optionally enabling clustering for high availability. The gateway supports 1000+ models with zero-configuration startup, offers built-in observability with Prometheus metrics, and includes guardrails for governance. Enterprise deployments can leverage HashiCorp Vault for secure key management and custom plugins for extensibility.

Common Use Cases

Multi-provider AI gateway with automatic failover and intelligent load balancing across OpenAI, Anthropic, and AWS Bedrock
Enterprise cost governance with hierarchical budget controls, virtual keys, and usage tracking across teams and customers
High-throughput AI infrastructure handling 5,000+ RPS with semantic caching to reduce latency and API costs

Dependencies for Bifrost Hosting

Docker or compatible container runtime (NPX also available for quick starts)
Persistent storage volume for configuration data, request logs, and semantic cache persistence

Deployment Dependencies

Implementation Details

# docker-compose.yml for Railway deployment
services:
  bifrost:
    image: maximhq/bifrost:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - bifrost-data:/app/data
    environment:
      - BIFROST_LOG_LEVEL=info
      - BIFROST_ENABLE_UI=true

volumes:
  bifrost-data:

Quick start with Docker:

docker run -p 8080:8080 -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data maximhq/bifrost

Why Deploy Bifrost 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 Bifrost 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.