Deploy and Host Plane on Railway

Plane is an open-source project-management system that unifies issue tracking, cycles, roadmaps, analytics, and documentation into a coherent, highly interactive interface. It aims to replace fragmented workflows by providing a single, extensible platform that remains operationally lightweight while still supporting complex product and engineering practices.

About Hosting Plane

Self-hosting Plane entails deploying a multi-service stack consisting of its Next.js frontend, Django backend, worker processes, and a backing PostgreSQL database. The system also requires persistent storage for user-generated content and compatibility with background task execution. Railway’s managed runtime simplifies this otherwise brittle setup: services deploy from source or containers, environment variables propagate cleanly, and scaling is automatic. The result is a maintainable deployment with minimal operational surface area, suitable for production use without maintaining a bespoke infrastructure footprint.

Common Use Cases

• Teams wanting a unified issue-tracking and cycle-management platform without SaaS lock-in
• Organizations requiring self-hosted analytics, product documentation, and roadmap tooling
• Developers seeking a flexible, open-source project-ops system that integrates with existing infrastructure

Dependencies for Plane Hosting

• PostgreSQL database for persistent application state
• Object storage and background worker support (Celery/RQ-compatible queues or equivalent)

Deployment Dependencies

• Plane self-hosting documentation: https://developers.plane.so/self-hosting/overview
• Docker Compose guide: https://developers.plane.so/self-hosting/methods/docker-compose
• Kubernetes guide: https://developers.plane.so/self-hosting/methods/kubernetes

Implementation Details (Optional)

If deploying via Railway’s Nixpacks or Docker Images, ensure all Plane services (web, backend, workers) declare consistent SECRET_KEY, database environment variables, and storage configuration. Static file build steps for the Next.js frontend must be included in the build phase; Django migrations must run before serving traffic.

Why Deploy Plane 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 Plane 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.