---
title: "Deploy Open WebUI"
description: "Self-hosted chat interface for OpenAI-compatible APIs and Ollama"
category: "AI/ML"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/open-webui-9
---

# Deploy Open WebUI

Self-hosted chat interface for OpenAI-compatible APIs and Ollama

**[Deploy Open WebUI on Railway](https://railway.com/template/open-webui-9)**

Machine-readable deploy manifest (JSON, validated by TemplateCI): https://railway.com/deploy/open-webui-9/manifest.json

- **Creator:** zer0person's Projects
- **Category:** AI/ML
- **Total deploys:** 1

## Template content

### Open WebUI

- **Image:** ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main
- **Health check:** /health
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Open WebUI on Railway

[Open WebUI](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui) is a self-hosted chat interface for large language models. It works with OpenAI-compatible APIs and Ollama, and adds conversation history, document upload, RAG, user accounts and role-based access.

## About Hosting Open WebUI

This template runs the official `ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main` image with a persistent volume at `/app/backend/data`, so accounts, chats and uploaded files survive redeploys. A secret key for sessions is generated for you, and the built-in SQLite database means no separate database service is needed. On first visit, the first account you create becomes the administrator. Then add your model provider in Admin Settings, Connections: an OpenAI-compatible API URL and key, or the address of an Ollama server.

## Common Use Cases

- A private ChatGPT-style interface for your team over the API of your choice
- A front end for a self-hosted Ollama or other OpenAI-compatible server
- Chat with your own documents using built-in retrieval

## Dependencies for Open WebUI Hosting

- One service with a volume; nothing else
- A model provider (an API key or an Ollama server), added in the UI after deploy

### Deployment Dependencies

- [Open WebUI on GitHub](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui)
- [Documentation](https://docs.openwebui.com/)

## Why Deploy Open WebUI on Railway?

Railway gives you a public HTTPS URL, a persistent volume and automatic restarts with no server to maintain. Open the URL after the deploy, create the admin account, and connect a model provider.


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