How do I deploy Jack The Butler on Railway?

You can deploy Jack The Butler 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: jack-the-butler-a3a0bbf3, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host Jack The Butler on Railway

Jack The Butler is a self-hosted, agentic AI concierge designed to act as a persistent digital assistant. Unlike standard chatbots, Jack leverages a modular RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) framework to learn from your specific data, remember personal preferences, and execute complex, multi-step workflows across third-party integrations and local services.

About Hosting Jack The Butler

Deploying Jack The Butler on Railway is designed to be a "zero-config" experience. It features a self-installer that works out of the box, automatically configuring the environment and initializing the necessary internal structures upon first launch. Unlike heavy enterprise stacks, Jack uses a lightweight SQLite database for persistent storage, meaning you don't have to provision or manage external database clusters.

The system is highly flexible regarding its "brain." You can connect Jack to premium cloud models like OpenAI or Anthropic's Claude for high-end reasoning, or opt for a fully private, cost-effective setup using local AI models (via Ollama or Transformers.js). Railway handles the orchestration, providing you with automated SSL, private networking, and a stable home for your concierge with minimal manual intervention.

Common Use Cases

Automated Property Management: Handling guest inquiries, coordinating check-ins, and managing service requests for short-term rentals or boutique hotels.
Personal Knowledge OS: Ingesting your private PDFs, notes, and web bookmarks to provide a searchable, "agentic" memory that can synthesize answers from your own data.
Service Workflow Automation: Orchestrating complex digital tasks, such as monitoring traffic data to adjust morning alarms or triggering smart home routines based on specific calendar events.

Dependencies for Jack The Butler Hosting

Railway Account: To host the container and manage the automated deployment pipeline.
Persistent Volume: A Railway Volume (e.g., mounted at /app/data) is required so your SQLite database survives service restarts.
AI Backend: An API key for OpenAI or Claude, OR a connection string to a local model endpoint.

Deployment Dependencies

None

Why Deploy Jack The Butler 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 Jack The Butler 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.