How do I deploy chalkboard.id on Railway?

You can deploy chalkboard.id 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: chalkboard-id-9142ba8b, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host chalkboard.id on Railway

A modern, full-stack billiard hall management system that handles table sessions, F&B orders, payments, staff management, and analytics. Built with Next.js 15, React 19, and PostgreSQL for complete business operations management.

Developed by Kugie engineers, this project started as a solution to help a small billiard hall in Cirebon, Indonesia. We decided to open source it because why not—let's spread the love! 💚

About Hosting chalkboard.id

Deploying chalkboard.id on Railway provides a production-ready cloud environment with automatic PostgreSQL provisioning. The platform handles your Next.js application with TypeScript, Drizzle ORM, and NextAuth.js authentication seamlessly. Railway's infrastructure manages database connections, environment variables, and scaling automatically, allowing you to focus on running your billiard hall business rather than managing servers. The deployment includes real-time table tracking, comprehensive F&B ordering, integrated payment processing, and detailed analytics dashboards.

Common Use Cases

Billiard Hall Operations: Manage table bookings, customer sessions, and hourly billing in real-time
F&B Management: Track inventory, process orders, and manage menu items with stock alerts
Business Analytics: Monitor revenue streams, peak hours, staff performance, and customer behavior patterns

Dependencies for chalkboard.id Hosting

PostgreSQL Database: Railway automatically provisions a PostgreSQL database for storing tables, sessions, orders, payments, and analytics
Node.js Runtime: Next.js 15 application requiring Node.js 18+ environment

Deployment Dependencies

Next.js Documentation - App Router and React Server Components
Drizzle ORM - Database ORM and migrations
NextAuth.js - Authentication configuration
Neon Database - Alternative PostgreSQL hosting option

Implementation Details

After deployment, configure your environment variables:

DATABASE_URL="[Railway PostgreSQL connection string]"

NEXTAUTH_SECRET="[Generate with: openssl rand -base64 32]"

NEXTAUTH_URL="[Your Railway deployment URL]"

Run database migrations after first deployment:


# Using Railway CLI

railway run bun run db:push

# Or connect to your Railway project

railway link

railway run bun run db:seed  # Optional: seed initial data

Why Deploy chalkboard.id 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 chalkboard.id 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.