Deploy and Host Mathesar on Railway

What is Mathesar?

Mathesar is a 100% open-source, spreadsheet‑style web interface for PostgreSQL databases. It allows users of any technical level to view, edit, query, and collaborate on data directly—leveraging native Postgres permissions—with no SQL required.

About Hosting Mathesar

Deploying Mathesar involves setting up the application to connect to your Postgres database. It’s designed for quick installation via Docker, Docker Compose, or native packages. Once deployed, it runs as a self‑hosted web UI—using your existing Postgres roles and schemas for access control. Under the hood, Mathesar installs helper functions into your database for efficient schema reflection, ensuring table, column, foreign key, and constraint data is mirrored in the interface.

Common Use Cases

Asset or Inventory Management – Track items, stock levels, and ownership with granular permissions and collaborative editing.
CRUD Front‑End for Databases – Replace manual SQL clients with an intuitive table interface for production databases.
Shareable Data Dashboards – Create filtered, sortable views and data explorers that can be shared with readers or editors.

Dependencies for Mathesar Hosting

PostgreSQL – Mathesar connects directly and uses existing tables, schemas, roles, constraints, and indexes.

Deployment Dependencies

Why Deploy Mathesar on Railway?

By deploying Mathesar on Railway, you empower teams to collaborate on data directly—via a modern UI layered over Postgres—while maintaining full control over access, performance, and scalability.