How do I deploy clawdguard-railway-template on Railway?

You can deploy clawdguard-railway-template 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: clawdguard-railway-template-782fb0b0, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host clawdguard-railway-template on Railway

Clawd Guard is a security-hardened deployment template for Clawdbot, the WhatsApp AI agent. It binds to loopback by default, making your instance invisible to Shodan and port scanners while maintaining full functionality through a secure control plane.

About Hosting clawdguard-railway-template

Deploying Clawdbot typically exposes port 18789 to the public internet, making instances discoverable via Shodan (923+ exposed instances at last count). Clawd Guard solves this by binding the gateway to localhost only, with a minimal health endpoint for Railway's orchestration. The template includes automatic security defaults, persistent storage paths for WhatsApp session data, and an optional connection to the Clawd Guard dashboard for QR pairing and monitoring without terminal access.

Common Use Cases

Running a personal WhatsApp AI assistant with Claude, GPT, or local models
Building customer support automation that handles inquiries 24/7
Creating scheduled reminders, notifications, and workflow automations via WhatsApp

Dependencies for clawdguard-railway-template Hosting

Node.js 22+ runtime (included in template)
Persistent volume mounted at /data for WhatsApp session persistence

Deployment Dependencies

Clawdbot - The WhatsApp AI agent framework
Clawd Guard Dashboard (optional) - GUI for QR pairing and monitoring

Implementation Details

The template uses a two-process architecture for security:

// health-server.js - Public endpoint (0.0.0.0:$PORT)
// Only responds to /health for Railway orchestration
server.listen(PORT, '0.0.0.0');

// clawdbot gateway - Private (127.0.0.1:18789)  
// Unreachable from outside the container
exec clawdbot gateway --bind loopback --port 18789

Environment variables:

CLAWD_GUARD_TOKEN - Links instance to your Clawd Guard dashboard (optional)
CLAWD_GUARD_URL - Control plane endpoint (optional)
CLAWDBOT_BIND - Network binding, defaults to loopback for security

Why Deploy clawdguard-railway-template 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 clawdguard-railway-template 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.