Deploy and Host Kestra.io on Railway

Kestra is a powerful open-source orchestration platform that enables you to build, run, schedule, and monitor complex data pipelines and workflows. It provides a user-friendly interface for creating workflows using YAML, supports multiple programming languages, and offers an extensive plugin ecosystem for seamless integrations with cloud services, databases, and APIs.

Important: Don't forget to set your KESTRA_USERNAME / KESTRA_PASSWORD environment variables. By default, these are [email protected]/Kestra123!

About Hosting Kestra.io

Kestra is a Java-based orchestration platform requiring PostgreSQL for metadata and persistent storage for artifacts. Railway provides managed PostgreSQL, SSL, and storage out-of-the-box. This template uses standalone mode - all components in a single container.

Common Use Cases

• Data Pipeline Orchestration - Schedule and monitor ETL/ELT workflows, data transformations, and batch processing jobs
• Workflow Automation - Automate business processes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure provisioning tasks
• Event-Driven Processing - React to webhooks, file uploads, database changes, or message queue events
• Multi-Cloud Integration - Orchestrate workflows across AWS, GCP, Azure, and on-premise systems
• Scheduled Reports & Analytics - Generate and distribute automated reports, dashboards, and data exports

Dependencies for Kestra.io Hosting

• PostgreSQL Database - Required for storing workflow definitions, execution history, and metadata
• Java 21 Runtime - Kestra runs on JVM (included in Docker image)
• Persistent Storage - For workflow artifacts and temporary file processing
• 2GB+ RAM - Minimum memory requirement for production workloads

Deployment Dependencies

• Kestra Official Documentation
• Kestra Plugin Directory - Browse 100+ available plugins
• Docker Hub - Kestra Image
• Kestra GitHub Repository

Why Deploy Kestra.io 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 Kestra.io 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.