How do I deploy PicoClaw on Railway?

You can deploy PicoClaw 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: pico-claw-70922c1c, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host PicoClaw on Railway

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Picoclaw is an ultra-lightweight AI assistant written in Go, designed to run on minimal hardware (even $10 boards with <10MB RAM). It's inspired by nanobot philosophy: simplicity, performance, and user control..

Less Resources!

About Hosting PicoClaw

🚀 Hosting PicoClaw on Railway: Super Simple!

Tired of complex deployments? PicoClaw makes AI hosting a breeze! 🦞✨

How It Works

PicoClaw acts as your personal AI gateway:

💬 Receives messages from your channels (Discord, Telegram, etc.) 🧠 Routes requests to your favorite AI (OpenAI, Anthropic, Zhipu...) ↩️ Returns smart responses right back to the channel!

The service handles everything: config management, tool execution, and channel integrations - all in one lightweight package.

Railway Deployment: Zero Hassle ⚡

Just set environment variables and you're live!

✅ Pick your AI provider & model ✅ Add your API key(s) ✅ Enable your channels ✅ Deploy (Railway handles the rest!)

Built-in Goodies:

Automatic port mapping
Health check endpoints
Centralized logging
Secure secret management

No config files, no manual setup, no headaches. Railway's managed runtime + PicoClaw's simplicity = instant AI service! 🎉

Common Use Cases

🤖 Personal AI Assistant Daily tasks, Q&A, reminders, knowledge base

💻 DevOps & Automation CI/CD monitoring, log analysis, GitHub automation

🔌 IoT & Hardware Sensor data, device control, edge AI

📈 Productivity Summarization, research, content creation

👥 Team Collaboration Notifications, alerts, workflow automation

Dependencies for PicoClaw Hosting

What YOU provide:

🤖 AI Provider API Keys

OpenRouter: https://openrouter.ai/keys
OpenAI: https://platform.open.com/api-keys

📢 Channel Bot Tokens (optional)

Telegram Bot Token
Discord Bot Token

That's all you need to configure! 🎯

Deployment Dependencies

What's INCLUDED:

🐳 Railway Template

Dockerized PicoClaw runtime
Automatic port mapping
Health check endpoints
Centralized logging

📚 Resources

Repo: https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw
Docs: https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw#readme

Zero config needed - just add your API keys and deploy! ⚡

Why Deploy PicoClaw 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 PicoClaw 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.