How do I deploy free-the-claw on Railway?

You can deploy free-the-claw 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: free-the-claw-1f0a2070, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host free-the-claw on Railway

A self-hosted AI chat setup using openclaw with free NVIDIA NIM models via claude-code-free.

About Hosting free-the-claw

For persistent hosting, deploy on Railway with two services from this repo. You will probably need the Hobby Plan ($5/month) as the free tier may not be enough for the image size.

Click the Deploy on Railway badge above, or create a new project manually
Add two services, both pointing to the deploy branch of this repo (a GitHub Action auto-flattens submodules into this branch on every push to main):

claude-code-free
- Dockerfile path: Dockerfile.claude-code-free.railway
- Port: 8082 (private networking only)
- Add your env vars: NVIDIA_NIM_API_KEY, MODEL
openclaw
- Dockerfile path: Dockerfile.openclaw.railway
- Port: 18789 (public networking)
- Env vars: PROXY_URL=http://claude-code-free.railway.internal:8082, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-placeholder, OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=, MODEL
- Add a persistent volume mounted at /home/node/.openclaw
Enable public networking on the openclaw service
Open https://.up.railway.app/?token=

Common Use Cases

A safe and fast alternative to deploying Openclaw

Dependencies for free-the-claw Hosting

Hobby Plan ($5 / month)

Deployment Dependencies

Get a free NVIDIA NIM API key from https://build.nvidia.com/settings/api-keys

Why Deploy free-the-claw 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 free-the-claw 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.