How do I deploy Mixpost Lite on Railway?

You can deploy Mixpost Lite 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: mixpost-lite-2d3eb6d0, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host Mixpost Lite on Railway

Mixpost Lite is a free, open-source, self-hosted social media management tool. It allows you to create, schedule, publish, and manage social media content across Facebook Pages, X (Twitter), and Mastodon from a single dashboard—without monthly subscription fees, artificial limits, or vendor lock-in. Think of it as a self-hosted alternative to Buffer or Hootsuite.

About Hosting Mixpost Lite

Hosting Mixpost Lite requires running a Laravel-based PHP application with supporting services. The core application handles the web interface and scheduling logic, while MySQL stores your posts, accounts, and workspace data. Redis manages the queue system for background jobs like publishing scheduled posts and fetching analytics. The application needs a publicly accessible domain to communicate with social platform APIs for OAuth authentication and content publishing. Environment variables configure database connections, application URLs, and encryption keys for secure data storage.

Common Use Cases

Schedule and publish social media posts across multiple platforms from one unified dashboard
Manage social media for multiple brands or clients using separate workspaces
Maintain full control and privacy over your social media data without relying on third-party SaaS platforms

Dependencies for Mixpost Lite Hosting

MySQL 8.0 (for storing posts, accounts, and application data)
Redis (for queue processing and background job management)

Deployment Dependencies

Implementation Details

Key environment variables required:

APP_NAME=Mixpost
APP_URL=https://your-domain.railway.app
APP_KEY=base64:... (generate using Laravel key generator)

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=${{MySQL.MYSQLHOST}}
DB_PORT=${{MySQL.MYSQLPORT}}
DB_DATABASE=${{MySQL.MYSQLDATABASE}}
DB_USERNAME=${{MySQL.MYSQLUSER}}
DB_PASSWORD=${{MySQL.MYSQLPASSWORD}}

REDIS_HOST=${{Redis.REDISHOST}}
REDIS_PORT=${{Redis.REDISPORT}}
REDIS_PASSWORD=${{Redis.REDISPASSWORD}}

The application exposes port 80 and requires persistent storage mounted at /var/www/html/storage/app for uploaded media and logs.

Why Deploy Mixpost Lite 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 Mixpost Lite 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.