---
title: "Deploy Rocky Linux Terminal"
description: "RHEL 9-compatible browser terminal with dev tools on Railway."
category: "Starters"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/rocky-linux-terminal
---

# Deploy Rocky Linux Terminal

RHEL 9-compatible browser terminal with dev tools on Railway.

**[Deploy Rocky Linux Terminal on Railway](https://railway.com/template/rocky-linux-terminal)**

- **Creator:** Tasha
- **Category:** Starters
- **Total deploys:** 11

## Template content

### rocky-railway

- **Source:** Amritasha/rocky-railway
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Rocky Linux Terminal on Railway

Rocky Linux Terminal is a browser-accessible Rocky Linux 9 shell deployed on Railway via [ttyd](https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd). Binary-compatible with RHEL 9, it gives enterprise developers a Red Hat environment without a subscription — password-protected, persistent storage at `/root`, essential dev tools, and common C/system libraries pre-installed.

## About Hosting Rocky Linux Terminal

Hosting Rocky Linux Terminal on Railway means running a Rocky Linux 9 container with a browser-based terminal exposed via ttyd. Rocky Linux 9 is binary-compatible with RHEL 9, making it ideal for enterprise Linux work without a Red Hat subscription. Railway handles the build, networking, and SSL automatically. EPEL is enabled at build time so you have access to the full RPM ecosystem. The image ships with commonly used C libraries — openssl-devel, zlib-devel, libffi-devel, sqlite-devel, readline-devel, ncurses-devel, libxml2-devel, libxslt-devel, postgresql-devel, mysql-devel, libyaml-devel, libpng-devel, libjpeg-devel, and kernel-headers — so most language runtimes and native extensions compile without extra setup. A persistent volume is mounted at `/root` so your files survive restarts.

## Common Use Cases

- RHEL-compatible cloud shell for enterprise developers who need a Red Hat environment without a subscription
- RPM package building and testing in a clean, reproducible Rocky Linux environment
- Learning Red Hat ecosystem tooling — dnf, systemd, SELinux — from any device with a browser

## Dependencies for Rocky Linux Terminal Hosting

- [ttyd](https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd) — serves the bash shell as a browser-accessible terminal over HTTP
- [Rocky Linux 9](https://rockylinux.org/) — RHEL 9 binary-compatible base image with EPEL support

### Deployment Dependencies

- [ttyd 1.7.3 x86_64 binary](https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd/releases/tag/1.7.3)
- [Rocky Linux on Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/_/rockylinux)
- [Railway Volumes documentation](https://docs.railway.app/reference/volumes)

## Why Deploy Rocky Linux Terminal 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 Rocky Linux Terminal 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.

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