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    "slug": "payload-cms",
    "name": "Payload",
    "description": "Headless CMS for managing content behind a REST and GraphQL API",
    "url": "https://railway.com/deploy/payload-cms",
    "upstream": {
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    }
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      },
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      "http": false
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      },
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      "http": true
    },
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      "source": {
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      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Data panel alias, not read by the server",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_private_domain"
    },
    {
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      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Data panel alias, not read by the server",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "5432"
    },
    {
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      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Data panel alias, not read by the server",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGDATABASE",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Data panel alias, not read by the server",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "PGPASSWORD",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Data panel alias, not read by the server",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_DB",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Database created on first boot",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "railway"
    },
    {
      "key": "DATABASE_URL",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Private connection string",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_private_domain"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_USER",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Superuser created on first boot",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "postgres"
    },
    {
      "key": "SSL_CERT_DAYS",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "SSL certificate expiry in days",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "820"
    },
    {
      "key": "POSTGRES_PASSWORD",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Superuser password, read by the server",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
      "key": "RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT_DRAINING_SECONDS",
      "service": "Postgres",
      "description": "Clean shutdown window",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "60"
    },
    {
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      "service": "payload",
      "description": "HTTP listening port",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "3000"
    },
    {
      "key": "S3_BUCKET",
      "service": "payload",
      "description": "Upload bucket name",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
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      "service": "payload",
      "description": "Bucket placement region",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
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      "service": "payload",
      "description": "Bucket endpoint, scheme included",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
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      "service": "payload",
      "description": "Postgres connection string",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
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      "service": "payload",
      "description": "Serves admin panel and APIs",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "default",
      "default": "web"
    },
    {
      "key": "PAYLOAD_SECRET",
      "service": "payload",
      "description": "Signs tokens, encrypts credentials",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "random_base64_32"
    },
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      "service": "payload",
      "description": "Bucket access key",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
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      "service": "payload",
      "description": "First admin, seeded once",
      "secret": false,
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      "default": "admin@example.com"
    },
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      "service": "payload",
      "description": "Bucket secret key",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
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      "service": "payload",
      "description": "First admin password",
      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "generate",
      "generate": "strong_password"
    },
    {
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      "service": "payload-jobs",
      "description": "Upload bucket name",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
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      "service": "payload-jobs",
      "description": "Bucket placement region",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
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      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
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      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
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      "strategy": "default",
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      "service": "payload-jobs",
      "description": "Must match the web service",
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      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
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      "service": "payload-jobs",
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      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
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      "secret": false,
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      "secret": true,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "reference_variable"
    },
    {
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      "service": "payload-jobs",
      "description": "Public URL for generated links",
      "secret": false,
      "strategy": "railway_provided",
      "railway_source": "railway_domain"
    }
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      "tool": "deploy_template",
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      }
    },
    "cli": "railway deploy --template payload-cms",
    "api": {
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/graphql/v2",
      "body": {
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                    },
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                    },
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}