Deploy and Host express-ts-starter on Railway

express-ts-starter is a modern starter template for building production-ready APIs with Express.js and TypeScript. It provides a clean project structure, type safety, and sensible defaults out of the box—perfect for quickly scaffolding new services while keeping maintainability and scalability in mind.

About Hosting express-ts-starter

Hosting express-ts-starter on Railway means you can go from zero to a running API in minutes. The template is already configured with TypeScript compilation, Express routing, and development tooling. With Railway’s one-click deploy, you don’t need to worry about server setup, process management, or manual configuration—just push your code, and Railway handles the rest. Once deployed, you can add environment variables, connect databases, and scale resources as your project grows. This makes it ideal for developers who want a fast, cloud-native backend setup without heavy DevOps overhead.

Common Use Cases

• Building REST APIs or backend services with TypeScript
• Bootstrapping SaaS applications or API products
• Prototyping and testing new ideas quickly in a cloud environment

Dependencies for express-ts-starter Hosting

• Node.js (v18 or later recommended)
• TypeScript for static typing and compilation

Deployment Dependencies

• Express.js
• TypeScript
• tsx (for running TypeScript directly in development and production)

Implementation Details

The template includes a pre-configured tsconfig.json, sample routes, and a build script for production readiness. It uses tsx instead of ts-node-dev for a faster, zero-config TypeScript runtime. You can extend it by adding middleware, database connectors, or authentication layers as needed.

Why Deploy express-ts-starter 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 express-ts-starter 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.