How do I deploy OpenSign on Railway?

You can deploy OpenSign 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-sign-25825323, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host OpenSign on Railway

OpenSign is an open-source digital document signing platform and a self-hosted alternative to DocuSign. It provides document upload, signature field placement, and email-based signing workflows, all running on your own infrastructure.

About Hosting OpenSign

OpenSign is a MERN-stack application consisting of a React frontend, a Node.js/Express backend built on Parse Server, and a MongoDB database. This template deploys all three as separate Railway services with automatic credential wiring between them. The server stores uploaded documents and signed PDFs on a persistent volume. MongoDB credentials and Parse Server keys are auto-generated. The client connects to the server's API endpoint via Railway's public domain references. For production signing workflows, you'll want to configure SMTP credentials for email notifications, though the application is fully functional without them for testing.

Common Use Cases

Sending contracts and agreements for legally binding digital signatures
Building internal document approval workflows without per-signature SaaS fees
Running a self-hosted signing solution under your own domain for compliance requirements

Dependencies for OpenSign Hosting

MongoDB (included in this template)

Deployment Dependencies

Implementation Details

The template uses a monorepo structure with server/ and client/ subdirectories. MongoDB connects with ?authSource=admin for Railway's managed MongoDB authentication. File storage defaults to local volumes (USE_LOCAL=true), but can be switched to S3-compatible object storage by setting USE_LOCAL=false and configuring the DO_SPACE variables.

Resource Usage

This template deploys 3 services (React client, Node.js server, MongoDB) with persistent volumes for the database and uploaded files. Resource usage scales with document volume and signing activity — expect moderate baseline costs from running three services.

Why Deploy OpenSign 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 OpenSign 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.