How do I deploy glimpse on Railway?

You can deploy glimpse 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: glimpse-e05c72a3, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host glimpse on Railway

Glimpse is a self-hosted photo sharing app for temporary, secure sharing. Upload photos, create time-limited share links with 6-character codes, and share them with anyone — no accounts needed for viewers. Links expire automatically, photos are cleaned up, and downloads are invisibly watermarked for traceability. You stay in control of what's shared, who sees it, and for how long.

About Hosting glimpse

Glimpse requires a PostgreSQL database and persistent filesystem storage for uploaded photos. This template provisions both automatically — a Railway-managed Postgres instance and a persistent volume mounted at /data/photos. Admin password and session secret are auto-generated at deploy time. The database schema initialises itself on first startup, and photo cleanup runs on a built-in scheduler. No cron jobs, no manual database setup, no configuration files to edit. Just deploy and log in.

Common Use Cases

Sharing event or wedding photos with guests via expiring links
Sending private photos to clients or collaborators without using cloud storage services
Sharing family photos without requiring recipients to create accounts

Dependencies for glimpse Hosting

PostgreSQL (provisioned automatically by this template)
Persistent volume for photo storage (provisioned automatically by this template)

Deployment Dependencies

https://github.com/james-langridge/glimpse

Why Deploy glimpse 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 glimpse 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.