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    "name": "Gel + PostgreSQL",
    "description": "Gel supercharges PostgreSQL with a modern data model, graph queries & auth.",
    "url": "https://railway.com/deploy/gel-postgresql"
  },
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      "source": {
        "image": "ghcr.io/railwayapp-templates/postgres-ssl:14"
      },
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      "volume_mount_path": "/var/lib/postgresql/data",
      "tcp_ports": [
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      "http": false
    },
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      "source": {
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      },
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      "http": false
    }
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      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Location where the database will be initialized",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGHOST",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Railway Private Domain Name.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_private_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGPORT",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Port to connect to Postgres.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "5432"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGUSER",
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      "description": "Required variable for Data panel",
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      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGDATABASE",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Required variable for the data panel.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGPASSWORD",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Required variable for Data panel",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_DB",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Default database created when image is started.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "railway"
    },
    {
      "key": "DATABASE_URL",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "URL to connect to Postgres database.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_private_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_USER",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "User to connect to Postgres DB",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "postgres"
    },
    {
      "key": "SSL_CERT_DAYS",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "SSL certificate expiry in days.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "820"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_PASSWORD",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Password to connect to DB",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
      "key": "DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Public URL to connect to Postgres database, used by the Data panel.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT_DRAINING_SECONDS",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Allow Postgres to cleanly shut down",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "60"
    },
    {
      "key": "GEL_SERVER_ADMIN_UI",
      "service": "gel",
      "description": "Provide a value for GEL_SERVER_ADMIN_UI.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "enabled"
    },
    {
      "key": "GEL_SERVER_PASSWORD",
      "service": "gel",
      "description": "Provide a value for GEL_SERVER_PASSWORD.",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
      "key": "GEL_SERVER_SECURITY",
      "service": "gel",
      "description": "Provide a value for GEL_SERVER_SECURITY.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "strict"
    },
    {
      "key": "GEL_SERVER_BACKEND_DSN",
      "service": "gel",
      "description": "Provide a value for GEL_SERVER_BACKEND_DSN.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "GEL_SERVER_TLS_CERT_MODE",
      "service": "gel",
      "description": "Provide a value for GEL_SERVER_TLS_CERT_MODE.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "generate_self_signed"
    },
    {
      "key": "GEL_SERVER_COMPILER_POOL_MODE",
      "service": "gel",
      "description": "Provide a value for GEL_SERVER_COMPILER_POOL_MODE.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "on_demand"
    },
    {
      "key": "GEL_SERVER_MAX_BACKEND_CONNECTIONS",
      "service": "gel",
      "description": "Provide a value for GEL_SERVER_MAX_BACKEND_CONNECTIONS.",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "8"
    }
  ],
  "deploy": {
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      "server": "railway",
      "tool": "deploy_template",
      "args": {
        "template_code": "gel-postgresql"
      }
    },
    "cli": "railway deploy --template gel-postgresql",
    "api": {
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/graphql/v2",
      "body": {
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                        6,
                        7
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}