Deploy and Host Castopod on Railway

The free and open-source solution to your podcasting 2.0 journey

Self-host your podcasts with ease, keep control over what you create and talk to your audience without any middleman. Your podcast and your audience belong to you and you only.

About Hosting Castopod

‼️ Railway Blocks SMTP Ports on Non-Pro Plans

You won't be able to use Gmail SMTP straight away. You can use services like Resend which has a free tier and uses alternative unblocked ports.

✅ This template is ready for Resend, you just need to generate an API Key

You can also use any other email provider as long as it does not use the blocked standard SMTP ports or you are in a Pro plan. Simply change the env vars that contain Resend values with your provider's values.

Common Use Cases

Talk to your audience, directly
Promote your podcast
Your podcast, everywhere
Built-in analytics
Publish your podcast for free or monetize it.

Dependencies for Castopod Hosting

Main App Container
MariaDB
Redis (you can also use the slower file system)

Deployment Dependencies

Always check the official documentation as there are other flags you may like use, like 2FA (uses emails) or S3 buckets rather than using volumes.

https://docs.castopod.org/main/en/getting-started/docker/

Implementation Details

Create the first admin user:

Wait for the deployemnt to finish
Go to "https://castopod.example.com/cp-install"
Create an admin user

Want to enable emails (optional)?

Verify you domain on Resend
Generate API Key
Populate on the template

Invite members:

Ensure emails are setup and working

Why Deploy Castopod 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 Castopod 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.