---
title: "Deploy Next.js 16.4"
description: "Next.js 16.4 starter with Tailwind CSS 4 and shadcn/ui"
category: "Starters"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/nextjs-16
---

# Deploy Next.js 16.4

Next.js 16.4 starter with Tailwind CSS 4 and shadcn/ui

**[Deploy Next.js 16.4 on Railway](https://railway.com/template/nextjs-16)**

Machine-readable deploy manifest (JSON, validated by TemplateCI): https://railway.com/deploy/nextjs-16/manifest.json

- **Creator:** Cody De Arkland's Projects
- **Category:** Starters
- **Total deploys:** 507

## Template content

### nextjs-approuter-shadcn

- **Source:** https://github.com/codyde/nextjs-approuter-shadcn

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Next.js with Railway

[Next.js](https://nextjs.org) is the React framework for full-stack web apps. This template deploys a minimal Next.js 16.4 starter with the App Router, React 19, [Tailwind CSS 4](https://tailwindcss.com), and [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com), ready for you to build on.

## About Hosting Next.js

Next.js runs on Railway as a single Node.js service. Railway builds it with Railpack (`npm run build`), starts it with `npm start`, and routes traffic to the `PORT` it provides. Server Components, Route Handlers, Cache Components, and image optimization all run in the same service, with no adapter needed. The template generates a public domain and gates each deploy on a `/api/health` healthcheck, so a broken build never replaces a working one. Push to your repo and Railway redeploys automatically.

## Common Use Cases

- Marketing sites, blogs, and personal projects
- AI and LLM apps built with the AI SDK
- Full-stack apps paired with Railway Postgres or Redis
- Internal tools and dashboards

## Dependencies for Next.js Hosting

- Node.js 24
- Next.js 16.4, React 19.3
- Tailwind CSS 4.3, shadcn/ui (Radix)

### Deployment Dependencies

- [Next.js documentation](https://nextjs.org/docs)
- [Railway Next.js guide](https://docs.railway.com/guides/nextjs)
- [shadcn/ui components](https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/components)

### Implementation Details

- **Healthcheck:** `app/api/health/route.ts` returns `200` once the server is ready.
- **Fonts:** Geist is bundled from npm, so builds don't fetch from Google Fonts.
- **Live deployment card:** The home page reads `RAILWAY_*` variables at request time to show the service, region, and commit that's serving traffic.
- **Add components:** `npx shadcn@latest add dialog input`

## Why Deploy Next.js 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 Next.js 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.


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