How do I deploy file-db on Railway?

You can deploy file-db 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: file-db-639cde44, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host file-db on Railway

file-db is a self-hosted SQLite management service with a built-in visual studio. Each database is a single .db file stored on a Railway volume. Services in your project connect via HTTP using a shared admin token — no separate database infrastructure needed.

About Hosting file-db

Hosting file-db on Railway requires a single service with a persistent volume mounted at /data. All SQLite databases are stored as .db files on that volume. The app exposes an admin dashboard for browsing, querying, and managing databases, protected by a token-based auth layer. A SESSION_SECRET is used to sign session cookies. Both secrets are auto-generated on deploy. The service runs a standalone Next.js server and is accessible over a Railway-generated HTTPS URL.

Common Use Cases

Cross-service shared state — multiple Railway services write and read a single SQLite file over HTTP without running Postgres
Lightweight job queues & feature flags — store ephemeral application state in a durable flat file with zero ops overhead
Internal admin tools — visually browse and query SQLite databases produced by your backend services, directly in the browser

Dependencies for file-db Hosting

A Railway persistent volume mounted at /data to store .db files across deploys
ADMIN_TOKEN environment variable shared with any service that connects to the file-db API

Deployment Dependencies

file-db on GitHub
Railway Volumes documentation
Outerbase Studio (upstream) — the open-source SQL viewer this project is built on

Implementation Details

Services connect to file-db by posting SQL to the query API:

Why Deploy file-db 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.