How do I deploy OpenFang on Railway?

You can deploy OpenFang 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-fang-f950e03d, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host OpenFang on Railway

OpenFang is an open-source Agent Operating System built in Rust. It runs autonomous AI agents — called Hands — that work on schedules, build knowledge graphs, generate leads, manage social media, and report results to a dashboard. One binary, 27 LLM providers, 40 channel adapters.

About Hosting OpenFang

OpenFang ships as a single Rust binary with a built-in web dashboard. This template wraps it in a lightweight Node.js proxy that handles Railway-specific concerns: a password-protected /setup page, automatic API key injection into the dashboard, a stable healthcheck endpoint, and generated config backed by a persistent volume at /data. Set three environment variables (SETUP_PASSWORD, OPENFANG_API_KEY, and one LLM provider key), attach a volume, and you're running.

Common Use Cases

Autonomous research and OSINT — activate the Researcher or Collector Hands to continuously monitor topics, companies, or competitors and deliver cited reports
Lead generation — run the Lead Hand on a daily schedule to discover, enrich, and score prospects matching your ICP
Chat agents over messaging platforms — connect agents to Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, or any of the 40 built-in channel adapters
AI-powered content pipelines — use the Clip Hand to turn YouTube videos into captioned vertical shorts, or the Twitter Hand to manage an autonomous posting schedule

Dependencies for OpenFang Hosting

Railway volume mounted at /data for persistent config, secrets, and SQLite state
One LLM provider API key — Anthropic, OpenAI, Groq, Gemini, or any of the 27 supported providers

Deployment Dependencies

Why Deploy OpenFang 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 OpenFang 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.