---
title: "Deploy Openfront Comedy Club"
description: "Opensource SeatEngine alternative based on Next.js and Keystone.js"
category: "Starters"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/openfront-comedy-club
---

# Deploy Openfront Comedy Club

Opensource SeatEngine alternative based on Next.js and Keystone.js

**[Deploy Openfront Comedy Club on Railway](https://railway.com/template/openfront-comedy-club)**

Machine-readable deploy manifest (JSON, validated by TemplateCI): https://railway.com/deploy/openfront-comedy-club/manifest.json

- **Creator:** Openship
- **Category:** Starters

## Template content

### Postgres https://devicons.railway.app/i/postgresql.svg

- **Image:** ghcr.io/railwayapp-templates/postgres-ssl:18

### openfront-comedy-club

- **Source:** https://github.com/openshiporg/openfront-comedy-club
- **Start command:** `npm run migrate && next start`
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Buckets

- **Storage**

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Openfront Comedy Club with Railway

Openfront Comedy Club is a self-hostable application for comedy clubs. Guests browse upcoming shows, choose a ticket tier or a table, and pay online. Club staff run the show calendar, lineups, door check-in, table seating, food and drink checks with a two-item minimum, comedian pay and the nightly close.

## About Hosting Openfront Comedy Club

This template provisions the application from [its GitHub repository](https://github.com/openshiporg/openfront-comedy-club), PostgreSQL, and a private native Railway Bucket named `Storage`. The database starts empty; no demo records or reusable credentials are included. After deployment, open `/dashboard/init` to create the first admin, then run setup from the sidebar card.

`DATABASE_URL` references Postgres and the five `S3_*` variables reference the Storage bucket. Generated per deployment: `SESSION_SECRET` and `CRON_SECRET`. `NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL`, `STOREFRONT_URL` and `SMTP_STORE_LINK` use the service's public domain.

The app gets a Railway-generated public domain. No custom domains are included.

### Admin Dashboard
Tonight (door check-in, seating, checks and running order), Shows, Orders, Approvals, Lineups and talent, Open mic, Floor and menu, Payouts, Reports, Promo codes, Customers, Payment providers and Settings.

### Storefront
Upcoming shows, a show page with the lineup and a tier or table choice, checkout with a hold timer, order confirmation with ticket codes, find-my-order lookup with self-cancel, and open mic signup.

### Calendar, Lineups & Talent
Weekly show templates, headliner runs, open mic nights with a lottery, and lineups with host, opener, feature and headliner. Each comedian's fee is copied onto the slot when booked.

### Tickets, Seating & Checks
Price tiers with server-owned capacity, 10-minute holds, promo codes and comps. Door scans never admit twice. Parties are seated at tables, and checks enforce the per-guest minimum at close.

### Payouts & Settlement
Closing the night creates comedian payouts and a settlement covering tickets, fees, discounts, refunds, food and drink, tips and talent cost.

## Common Use Cases

- Selling tickets and tables for nightly shows
- Running the door, seating and table checks
- Booking comedians and settling the night

## Dependencies for Openfront Comedy Club Hosting

The app needs a PostgreSQL database and S3-compatible object storage. Both are provisioned by this template.

### Deployment Dependencies

- [openfront-comedy-club on GitHub](https://github.com/openshiporg/openfront-comedy-club)
- [Full README and setup instructions](https://github.com/openshiporg/openfront-comedy-club#readme)
- [Railway Buckets](https://docs.railway.com/guides/storage-buckets)

### Implementation Details

Next.js and Keystone 6 with a GraphQL API, Prisma, and PostgreSQL. Stripe and SMTP variables are optional and blank; add your own keys and a Stripe webhook pointing at `/api/integrations/payment/pp_stripe/webhook` to take card payments. Call `POST /api/cron/expire-holds` with `Authorization: Bearer $CRON_SECRET` every minute to release expired holds.

## Why Deploy Openfront Comedy Club 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 Openfront Comedy Club 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.


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