---
title: "Deploy nerve-template-source"
description: "Visual command center for securely operating OpenClaw and Hermes agents."
category: "AI/ML"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/nerve-template-source
---

# Deploy nerve-template-source

Visual command center for securely operating OpenClaw and Hermes agents.

**[Deploy nerve-template-source on Railway](https://railway.com/template/nerve-template-source)**

Machine-readable deploy manifest (JSON, validated by TemplateCI): https://railway.com/deploy/nerve-template-source/manifest.json

- **Creator:** Daniel Esuga's Projects
- **Category:** AI/ML

## Template content

### Postgres https://devicons.railway.app/i/postgresql.svg

- **Image:** ghcr.io/railwayapp-templates/postgres-ssl:18

### nerve

- **Source:** https://github.com/boyeesu/nerve
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Nerve on Railway

Nerve is an open-source visual command center for securely observing and operating OpenClaw and Hermes agent fleets. This template deploys the Nerve web application with PostgreSQL persistence, encrypted runtime credentials, database migrations, and health checks.

## About Hosting Nerve

Nerve runs as a self-hosted Next.js control plane. Railway builds the repository Dockerfile, runs additive PostgreSQL migrations before each release, and monitors `/api/health`. Runtime credentials are encrypted before storage and never returned to the browser.

After deployment, open the generated Nerve domain and unlock the command center with the access token configured in `NERVE_ADMIN_TOKEN` or a role-scoped token from `NERVE_ACCESS_KEYS`.

## Why Deploy Nerve on Railway

- One-click application and PostgreSQL provisioning
- Docker-based reproducible builds
- Automatic database migrations before deploy
- Readiness checks for authentication, database, and encryption configuration
- Automatic deploys from the protected `main` branch
- Managed domains, logs, backups, and restart policies

## Common Use Cases

- Monitor OpenClaw and Hermes agents from one fleet map
- Drill into agent runs, progress, traces, timing, and model usage
- Ask agents questions and dispatch audited operator actions
- Stop or reconcile agent work with explicit role permissions
- Install or assign skills to individual agents
- Operate a private agent fleet without using each runtime's native dashboard

## Dependencies for Nerve

Nerve requires a PostgreSQL database and secure, independently generated secrets. Agent runtimes remain separate services and connect through their public HTTPS or WebSocket endpoints.

### Deployment Dependencies

- PostgreSQL 15 or newer, provided by the template
- `DATABASE_URL`, injected from the PostgreSQL service
- `NERVE_ENCRYPTION_KEY`, generated with `openssl rand -base64 32`
- `NERVE_SESSION_SECRET`, generated with `openssl rand -base64 48`
- `NERVE_ADMIN_TOKEN`, generated with `openssl rand -base64 32`
- `NERVE_PUBLIC_URL`, set to the generated Railway application origin
- Optional `NERVE_ACCESS_KEYS` JSON for separate viewer, operator, and admin credentials
- Optional `NERVE_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORKS=true` only for trusted private-network runtime targets

See the project documentation for OpenClaw pairing, Hermes API setup, credential rotation, backup, restore, and incident procedures.


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