---
title: "Deploy Rustpad Persistent - Collaborative Editor with SQLite"
description: "Rustpad collaborative editor with SQLite persistence on a volume."
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/rustpad-persistent
---

# Deploy Rustpad Persistent - Collaborative Editor with SQLite

Rustpad collaborative editor with SQLite persistence on a volume.

**[Deploy Rustpad Persistent - Collaborative Editor with SQLite on Railway](https://railway.com/template/rustpad-persistent)**

- **Creator:** leodev
- **Category:** Other

## Template content

### rustpad

- **Image:** ekzhang/rustpad:latest
- **Health check:** /
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Rustpad Persistent on Railway

Run Rustpad, a lightweight collaborative editor, with SQLite-backed persistence on a Railway volume.

## About Hosting Rustpad Persistent on Railway

- `rustpad`: public collaborative editor service
- Persistent `/data` volume
- SQLite database stored at `/data/rustpad.sqlite3`
- Railway public domain and single-service deployment

## Why Deploy Rustpad Persistent on Railway

The published template deploy test created `rustpad`, reached `SUCCESS`, served HTTP `200`, accepted a WebSocket edit, and still had that edit in history after a `rustpad` restart.

This is intentionally small: one app service, one volume, one public URL.

## Common Use Cases

- Temporary team notes
- Lightweight collaborative scratchpads
- Internal writing rooms
- Small workshops or classrooms
- Rustpad evaluation environments

## Dependencies for Rustpad Persistent Hosting

Rustpad does not need an external database. SQLite persistence is enabled through `SQLITE_URI`, and Railway provides the backing volume.

### Deployment Dependencies

- `PORT`: internal HTTP port, set to `3030`
- `SQLITE_URI`: SQLite file path, set to `sqlite:///data/rustpad.sqlite3`
- `EXPIRY_DAYS`: inactive document retention window

## After Deploy

1. Open the Rustpad public URL.
2. Create a pad and make a test edit.
3. Restart the service if you want to confirm persistence.

## Support Checklist

If a deploy fails, include the `rustpad` deployment ID, public URL response, and any logs mentioning SQLite or `/data`.


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