---
title: "Deploy express-ts-starter"
description: "Deploy and Host express-ts-starter with Railway"
category: "Starters"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/express-ts-starter
---

# Deploy express-ts-starter

Deploy and Host express-ts-starter with Railway

**[Deploy express-ts-starter on Railway](https://railway.com/template/express-ts-starter)**

- **Creator:** DevWorx
- **Category:** Starters
- **Total deploys:** 7

## Template content

### express-ts-starter

- **Source:** https://github.com/jtmozley/express-ts-starter
- **Health check:** /misc/status
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host express-ts-starter on Railway

express-ts-starter is a minimal Express.js API starter built with TypeScript and Bun. It includes a small production-ready server setup with JSON parsing, URL-encoded body support, compression, security headers, request logging, and a sample `/misc/status` health endpoint for quick deployment checks.

## About Hosting express-ts-starter

Hosting express-ts-starter on Railway involves deploying a Bun-powered TypeScript Express server that listens on Railway's provided `PORT` environment variable. The app starts from `src/server.ts` using the `bun run start` script, configures common Express middleware, and exposes a simple status route for health checks. Railway can install dependencies from `bun.lock`, run the configured start command, and provide environment variables for future services such as databases, authentication providers, or external APIs.

## Common Use Cases

- Starter API for a TypeScript and Express backend
- Health-checkable service for full-stack applications
- Lightweight foundation for REST endpoints, middleware, and integrations

## Dependencies for express-ts-starter Hosting

- Bun 1.3.14
- Express 5

### Deployment Dependencies

- [Railway](https://railway.com/)
- [Bun](https://bun.sh/)
- [Express](https://expressjs.com/)

### Implementation Details

The server reads Railway's `PORT` automatically and falls back to `3001` locally:

```ts
const PORT = process.env.PORT ?? 3001;
```

The app exposes a basic status endpoint at:

```text
GET /misc/status
```

Response:

```json
{
  "status": "online"
}
```

## 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.



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