Deploy and Host Node.js RAG & Secure Auth Starter on Railway

The Node.js RAG & Secure Auth Starter is a production-grade boilerplate designed to fast-track secure enterprise systems and AI applications. It comes pre-wired with PostgreSQL, Redis, and Prisma, eliminating configuration headaches. This skeleton serves as the perfect foundation for building complex RAG pipelines, SaaS platforms, and securely authenticated APIs without starting from scratch.

About Hosting Node.js RAG & Secure Auth Starter

Hosting this template on Railway automatically provisions a complete infrastructure stack. It spins up a Node.js application container alongside managed PostgreSQL (pgvector) and Redis services within a private network.

Note: This is the Infrastructure Skeleton. It provides the robust architecture (Docker, CI/CD, Jest, Database Models) and the security structure required for modern apps. It is the "clean slate" foundation you need to build secure auth flows and RAG pipelines efficiently, without the DevOps burden.

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Common Use Cases

• Secure Enterprise Platforms: A robust backend structure ready for OAuth, Refresh Tokens, and complex RBAC permission systems.
• Foundation for AI Apps: A pre-configured environment ready for you to integrate pgvector-powered Vector Search and LLMs.
• SaaS Development: Skip the setup of Docker, Linting, and Database connections and start writing business logic immediately.

Dependencies for Node.js RAG & Secure Auth Starter Hosting

• PostgreSQL: Connected and ready for your schema (Users, Auth, Vectors). Includes pgvector support for storing and querying AI embeddings.
• Redis: Connected and ready for session management and caching.
• Node.js: The runtime environment, optimized for production.

Deployment Dependencies

• Advanced Template Landing Page
• Source Code (Skeleton)

Implementation Details

This template deploys the Skeleton Version. It is a fully functional Node.js/Express app that passes all CI/CD checks.

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🚀 Why Upgrade to the Advanced Version?

The Enterprise Launchpad is not just a boilerplate; it's a production-ready engine designed to handle the complexities of modern AI applications.

1. 🧠 Multimodal RAG Pipeline

Multimodal Capabilities: Go beyond text—ingest and analyze images. The system automatically generates descriptions and stores them for semantic search.

Smart Deduplication: Content-hash comparison prevents duplicate uploads, saving you significant costs on storage and Vector DB tokens.

Self-Healing Architecture: Background jobs monitor ingestion. Failed or hanging processes are automatically cleaned up, keeping your data "pristine."

Total AI Experience: ChatGPT-like interface with a first-class citation system providing secure links to source files.

2. 🛡️ Fortress Authentication & Security

Dual Login Sync: Seamlessly supports both Google OAuth and standard Email/Password authentication.

Advanced Session Management: Refresh Token rotation with persistent blacklisting for absolute logout security.

Secure Email Flows: Hashed-token validation for Email Verification and Password Resets.

Granular RBAC: Deeply integrated Role-Based Access Control (Admin vs. User) with ready-to-use middleware.

3. ☁️ Smart Storage (Cloudflare R2 Integration)

Privacy First: Native support for "Public" vs "Private" file visibility.

Secure Delivery: Generates Temporary Signed URLs (1-hour expiry) for source citations, keeping your main bucket completely locked down.

4. ⚡ Real-Time Notification System (Socket.io)

Hybrid Delivery: Blazing fast real-time updates for active users.

Offline Queuing: If a user is offline, notifications are saved to Postgres and automatically delivered the moment they reconnect.

State Management: Built-in "Read/Unread" tracking to prevent user spam.

5. ⚙️ Admin & User Management

Command Center: Dedicated Admin routes to manage users, update details, and broadcast system-wide notifications instantly.

User Dashboard: Complete CRUD functionality for users to manage their profiles, emails, and uploaded files.

6. 🏗️ Professional Infrastructure

Worker Threads: Heavy RAG tasks (PDF parsing, embedding) are offloaded to dedicated workers via BullMQ to keep the API responsive.

Production-Ready Schema: Fully modeled Prisma architecture for Users, Vectors, Files, Notifications, and Jobs.

Docker-First: Optimized multi-stage Docker builds ready for instant deployment to Railway or Render.

Why Deploy Node.js RAG & Secure Auth Starter 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 Node.js RAG & Secure Auth Starter 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.