Deploy and Host Paperclip on Railway

Paperclip is a self-hosted AI agent orchestration platform that lets you run entire AI-powered businesses from a single dashboard. It organizes multiple agents into structured companies with defined roles, goal hierarchies, budgets, and full audit visibility, enabling coordinated and autonomous execution at scale.

About Hosting Paperclip

Hosting Paperclip on Railway involves deploying a Node.js-based service with a built-in React dashboard, backed by a managed PostgreSQL database and persistent storage. The Railway template simplifies setup by automatically injecting environment variables, mounting a volume for long-term data storage, and handling database migrations on startup. A custom wrapper provides a /setup onboarding page to initialize your instance, create an admin account, and launch the system. This setup eliminates manual infrastructure work while still delivering a production-ready, self-hosted AI orchestration platform.

Common Use Cases

• Running AI-powered businesses with structured agent roles and goals
• Managing multiple AI projects or ventures in a single deployment
• Automating workflows with budget-controlled and auditable agents

Dependencies for Paperclip Hosting

• Node.js runtime (v24 recommended)
• PostgreSQL database for persistent state and audit logs

Deployment Dependencies

• Paperclip repository
• Railway template
• Official documentation

Notes

• Persistent storage is mounted at /paperclip to ensure data survives redeploys
• Database migrations are handled automatically during startup
• Authentication is enabled by default for secure access
• Supports integration with external AI providers via API keys

Why Deploy Paperclip 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 Paperclip 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.