---
title: "Deploy Once Campfire"
description: "Simple, hostable, open source chatting."
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/once-campfire
---

# Deploy Once Campfire

Simple, hostable, open source chatting.

**[Deploy Once Campfire on Railway](https://railway.com/template/once-campfire)**

- **Creator:** Sam's Projects
- **Category:** Other
- **Total deploys:** 13

## Template content

### Campfire https://once.com/assets/images/logo-campfire.png

- **Image:** ghcr.io/basecamp/once-campfire:main
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Once Campfire on Railway

Super simple group chat, without a subscription.

## About Hosting Once Campfire

Campfire is an installable, self-hosted group chat system. Easily invite people. Make rooms. @mentions, DMs, and mobile support. The basics done right. And since you get the code and host it yourself, you can customize it however you’d like for your own use. Plus, you own your data.

## Common Use Cases

- Free chatting
- Open source chatting

## Dependencies for Once Campfire Hosting

Vapid public and private key: https://www.attheminute.com/us/vapid-key-generator

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