How do I deploy railway-image-updater on Railway?

You can deploy railway-image-updater 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: railway-image-updater-9046fedf, or join our Discord community for more assistance.

Deploy and Host railway-image-updater on Railway

Deploy multiple services that share the same image, or set of images (cron, web, worker, etc.) and have them automatically update when a new image is released.

About Hosting railway-image-updater

In your CI/CD pipeline, simply add a deploy step that calls the endpoint of the image updater service with the new image version.

Endpoint PUT /update

{
  "project_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "environment_id": "4a744664-7c0a-4806-8cae-a07c6868179c",
  "image_prefixes": ["myapp", "docker.io/myorg/myapp"],
  "new_version": "v1.2.3"
}

https://github.com/returnearly/railway-image-updater

Common Use Cases

Deploying a worker process that needs to be updated at the same time as the web application.
Deploying a cron image that needs to be updated at the same time as the web application

Dependencies for railway-image-updater Hosting

An accessible web endpoint to call the image updater service.
A CI/CD pipeline that can trigger the update endpoint with the new image version.

Deployment Dependencies

A Railway project with the railway-image-updater service deployed.

Why Deploy railway-image-updater 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 railway-image-updater 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.