Deploy and Host MySQL Persistent Database Starter on Railway

Private MySQL with separate app credentials and durable database storage.

About Hosting MySQL Persistent Database Starter

This deployment fork provisions MySQL. Application domains and any authored TCP endpoints are generated for each new deployment. Database and queue services are private by default.

Why Deploy MySQL Persistent Database Starter on Railway

New setup and maintenance documentation with attribution to the original template.
Public container sources are locked by image digest and public Git repositories by commit SHA.
Database and queue services use private networking; external database access is an explicit deployer choice.
Separate non-root application credentials; lower initial buffer-pool allocation.

Common Use Cases

Store application records for PHP or Node services.
Run a database for an internal business tool.
Develop applications requiring MySQL compatibility.

Dependencies for MySQL Persistent Database Starter

A Railway account with capacity for 1 service definitions and the authored storage.
Your own external accounts and credentials when an integration or model provider is needed. No paid provider subscription is included.
Local passwords and service secrets are generated or referenced at deployment; external integrations are configured by the deployer.

First Launch

Deploy, wait for MySQL initialization, and reference MySQL.MYSQL_URL from another service in the same project. The generated app user is distinct from the root administrator. Add a TCP proxy on 3306 only when external access is needed.

Included Services and Storage

Service	Persistent paths
MySQL	`/var/lib/mysql`

Operations

The initial InnoDB buffer pool is 128 MB. Tune it for your actual Railway memory limit and workload. Back up the volume before upgrades; generated app and root passwords are separate.

Railway bills the deployer for actual services, storage and network use. Back up persistent data before source/version changes. This publication was checked against Railway's configuration schema and upstream source/registry availability; a full runtime deployment test has not been performed.

Attribution and Source

Based on MySQL by Railway Templates. It appeared at position 2 in Railway's backend Popular/browse results captured on 2026-10-18, with 222,468 deployments reported for the original. That count belongs to the original, not this new fork.

The original software and repositories remain owned by their upstream authors and retain their licenses. This is a deployment configuration fork with new documentation, not a claim of software authorship or official vendor affiliation.

For template wiring issues, use this template's discussion link and share redacted logs. Never post passwords, API keys or login tokens.

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Related deployment recipes

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PostgreSQL SSL Database Starter — Private PostgreSQL with SSL support, generated credentials and a volume.
MongoDB Persistent Database Starter — Private MongoDB with generated admin authentication and durable storage.

These are separate deployments; no preconfigured integration between the applications is implied.

Disclosure: this template is maintained independently. Its maintainer may earn Railway usage kickbacks when other people deploy it. Railway bills hosting separately; no paid software subscription or provider credits are included.