Deploy and Host Dify (w/ admin setup) on Railway

Dify is an open-source builder for AI apps, agents and workflows. This template creates your admin from the deploy form and serves Dify on one URL, so you sign in as soon as it's up.

About Hosting Dify (w/ admin setup)

You get Dify 1.18, Postgres with pgvector, Redis and a Railway Bucket for files. Enter your email and a password when you deploy, open the Dify service's URL, sign in and add a model provider in Settings. It needs about 2.2 GB of memory: Trial, Hobby or Pro plan.

Common Use Cases

Chatbots on your own documents
AI workflows with code steps
Internal assistants and agents

Dependencies for Dify (w/ admin setup) Hosting

PostgreSQL (pgvector)
Redis
Railway Bucket

Deployment Dependencies

Implementation Details

Architecture: you and your apps reach Dify through one public router; Web, API, Worker, Scheduler, plugin daemon, sandbox, Postgres and Redis stay on the private network; files go to a Railway Bucket

Optional SMTP fields on the API service send invitations and password resets; SMTP needs a Railway Pro plan. Back up Postgres and the Bucket.

Why Deploy Dify (w/ admin setup) 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 Dify (w/ admin setup) 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.

Updated 2026-10-29: SMTP plan note, Dify 1.18.0.