Deploy and Host Postiz (Social Media Scheduler) on Railway

Postiz is the leading open-source social media scheduler — a self-hosted alternative to Buffer and Hootsuite. Plan, schedule, and auto-publish posts to X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky, and 15+ platforms from one calendar, with team features and an optional AI copilot.

About Hosting Postiz (Social Media Scheduler)

This template runs the official ghcr.io/gitroomhq/postiz-app image (pinned to v2.21.10) with everything Postiz needs: Postgres 17 for data, password-protected Redis 7 for the scheduling queue, and a persistent volume at /uploads for media. All URLs are wired to your generated Railway domain automatically, the JWT secret is auto-generated, and the built-in cron worker publishes scheduled posts on time. Databases are reachable only over Railway private networking — nothing but the app itself is exposed to the internet. Register your account right after deploy, then set DISABLE_REGISTRATION=true to lock signups.

Common Use Cases

Creators and indie hackers scheduling a week of content across X, LinkedIn, and Instagram in one sitting
Agencies managing multiple brands without paying per-seat SaaS pricing
Teams that need full data ownership for their social pipelines and analytics

Dependencies for Postiz (Social Media Scheduler) Hosting

Developer/app credentials for each social platform you want to connect (e.g. X API keys, LinkedIn app, Meta app) — Bluesky and Mastodon work with no API keys
Optional: OPENAI_API_KEY for the AI copilot and image generation

Deployment Dependencies

Implementation Details

Key defaults shipped by this template:

JWT_SECRET          auto-generated 64-char secret
RUN_CRON            true  (scheduler worker on)
STORAGE_PROVIDER    local (media persisted at /uploads)
DISABLE_REGISTRATION false (set true after you sign up)
Redis               requirepass + appendonly, IPv6 private networking

This template deploys the official open-source Postiz image and is not affiliated with Gitroom/Postiz.

Why Deploy Postiz (Social Media Scheduler) 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 Postiz (Social Media Scheduler) 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.