---
title: "Deploy HappyView 2 (SQLite)"
description: "A lexicon-driven ATProto AppView."
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/happyview-2-sqlite-1
---

# Deploy HappyView 2 (SQLite)

A lexicon-driven ATProto AppView.

**[Deploy HappyView 2 (SQLite) on Railway](https://railway.com/template/happyview-2-sqlite-1)**

- **Creator:** Trezy's Projects
- **Category:** Other
- **Total deploys:** 29

## Template content

### HappyView https://github.com/gamesgamesgamesgamesgames/happyview/blob/main/design/face.png?raw=true

- **Image:** ghcr.io/gamesgamesgamesgamesgames/happyview:2.12.0
- **Health check:** /health
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host HappyView on Railway

HappyView is a lexicon-driven ATProto AppView. Upload lexicon definitions at runtime and HappyView dynamically generates XRPC query and procedure endpoints, indexes records from the network, and proxies writes to users' PDSes. This Railway template uses embedded SQLite, so there's no additional services to manage.

## About Hosting HappyView

This template deploys HappyView with no external database needed — SQLite runs embedded within the container. SQLite works well for smaller instances and personal projects where you want to keep infrastructure simple.

If you'd prefer to use PostgreSQL, check out the [HappyView w/ Postgres template](https://railway.com/deploy/happyview-2-postgresql).

## Common Use Cases

- Prototyping custom ATProto applications with their own record types, queries, and procedures
- Running a personal or small-community AppView
- Hosting a backend for ATProto clients that need OAuth and record management

## Dependencies for HappyView Hosting

HappyView with SQLite has no external dependencies — everything runs in a single container.

### Deployment Dependencies

- [HappyView documentation](https://happyview.dev)
- [atproto documentation](https://atproto.com)

## Why Deploy HappyView 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 HappyView on Railway, you're one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.


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