How do I deploy OpenBudgeteer on Railway?

You can deploy OpenBudgeteer on Railway by clicking the "Deploy Now" button on this page. Railway will automatically set up all the necessary services and configurations for you.

What are the system requirements?

Railway handles all the infrastructure requirements. You only need a web browser to deploy and manage your application.

Is this template free to use?

Yes, this template is free to use within your existing Railway account.

Can I customize this template?

Yes, you can fully customize this template. After deployment, you will have full control of what you've deployed in your Railway project.

How do I get support for this template?

You can get support through our community forum: open-budgeteer-b87b678c, or join our Discord community for more assistance.

Deploy and Host OpenBudgeteer on Railway

What is OpenBudgeteer?

OpenBudgeteer is an open-source, self-hosted personal budgeting and expense-tracking application. It allows individuals or households to record transactions, categorize spending, define budgets, and analyze financial behavior over time through a clean, web-based interface focused on long-term visibility and control.

About Hosting OpenBudgeteer

Hosting OpenBudgeteer involves running the web application alongside a PostgreSQL database for persistent financial data and a Redis instance for caching and internal coordination. On Railway, this setup is straightforward: OpenBudgeteer runs as a single service, while PostgreSQL and Redis are provisioned as managed services. Configuration is handled entirely through environment variables, with no need for Docker Compose or manual infrastructure setup. Railway manages networking, restarts, and scaling, making it well suited for a stateful application where data reliability is critical.

Common Use Cases

Personal expense tracking and monthly budgeting
Shared household or family finance management
Long-term spending analysis and financial habit review

Dependencies for OpenBudgeteer Hosting

PostgreSQL (primary datastore for budgets, accounts, and transactions)
Redis (cache and internal coordination)

Deployment Dependencies

OpenBudgeteer GitHub repository
Railway managed PostgreSQL plugin
Railway managed Redis plugin

Implementation Details

OpenBudgeteer reads database and cache configuration from environment variables. When deployed on Railway, the automatically generated PostgreSQL and Redis connection URLs can be mapped directly to the application’s expected variables. No custom startup scripts or additional services are required.

Why Deploy OpenBudgeteer 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 OpenBudgeteer 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.