How do I deploy Forgejo on Railway?

You can deploy Forgejo 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: forgejo-49f2ab42, or join our Discord community for more assistance.

Deploy and Host Forgejo on Railway

Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge. Easy to install and low maintenance, it just does the job.

About Hosting Forgejo

This template allows you to host Forgejo out-of-the-box using their (unofficial mirror of the) official image.

I had to use a mirror image on docker hub because Railway doesn't support codeberg which is where the original official image is hosted.

Common Use Cases

A much more lightweight alternative to GitHub and GitLab.
A mirror repo hosting in case GitHub and GitLab decided to nuke your repo for no reason.

Dependencies for Forgejo Hosting

Nothing, it just works™

Deployment Dependencies

Implementation Details

Limitation

Unfortunately due to Railway's limitation, SSH support is not currently possible and had to be disabled to avoid confusion.

Configuration

It's possible to configure Forgejo using environment variables so you don't have to modify their app.ini using the format FORGEJO__[SECTION]__[KEY] as mentioned on their documentation. For example:

FORGEJO____APP_NAME=Frogejo 🐸  # [SECTION] is empty because APP_NAME is located on the root section of the config
FORGEJO__repository__ENABLE_PUSH_CREATE_USER=true

For more information please refer to their documentation.

Why Deploy Forgejo 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 Forgejo 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.