Deploy and Host Briefer on Railway

Briefer is a collaborative data platform that combines the flexibility of code notebooks with the ease of dashboards, supporting SQL, Python, and native visualizations. Designed for teams, it enables technical and non-technical users to analyze data, build interactive data apps, and share insights—all within a Notion-like, multiplayer workspace enhanced by AI-driven code generation and automation.

About Hosting Briefer

Simply provide an OpenAI api key in the Briefer AI service's configuration

After everything is deployed, visit the briefer-nginx service's public URL to access Briefer

Caveats to note: I've had issues connecting the Briefer API service to the Jupyter service and the AI service via internal IPv6 networking. The Jupyter service has a public TCP proxy assigned while the AI service has a public domain assigned. Communications over these public protocols might incur additional charges.

Common Use Cases

📚📊 Create notebooks and dashboards using Markdown, Python, SQL, and native visualizations.
🤳 Build interactive data apps using inputs, dropdowns, and date pickers.
🤖 Generate code and queries using an AI that understands your database schema and your notebook's context.
🕰️ Schedule notebooks and dashboards to run and update periodically.
⚙️ Create and test ad-hoc pipelines using writebacks.

Dependencies for Briefer Hosting

Modified Dockerfiles - The nginx service Dockerfile and web service Dockerfile require additional configuration to work.

Deployment Dependencies

Why Deploy Briefer 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 Briefer 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.