---
title: "Deploy rustpad [Updated Mar ’26]"
description: "Rustpad is a lightweight collaborative text editor built in Rust"
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/rustpad
---

# Deploy rustpad [Updated Mar ’26]

Rustpad is a lightweight collaborative text editor built in Rust

**[Deploy rustpad [Updated Mar ’26] on Railway](https://railway.com/template/rustpad)**

- **Creator:** Ken Komatsu's Projects
- **Category:** Other

## Template content

### rustpad

- **Image:** ekzhang/rustpad@sha256:536b63883b2661f31de580df438427f2b799f9284bf9f908708ea3b5d231b585
- **Health check:** /
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Rustpad on Railway

## About Hosting

[Rustpad](https://github.com/ekzhang/rustpad) is an open-source collaborative text editor that synchronizes document edits in real time using operational transformation. The upstream image runs as a single Rust service and does not require PostgreSQL, Redis, or other external infrastructure for basic usage.

For Railway, the cleanest setup is one service using the official Docker image `ekzhang/rustpad@sha256:536b63883b2661f31de580df438427f2b799f9284bf9f908708ea3b5d231b585`, routed to port `3030`. By default, documents are memory-backed and expire after inactivity. Optional SQLite persistence can be enabled with `SQLITE_URI`.

## Why Deploy

- Self-host a private collaborative editor with a minimal runtime footprint
- Deploy as one service with no database dependency for quick startup
- Keep control of data retention and logs in your own Railway project
- Add optional SQLite persistence without changing app architecture
- Use a mature upstream Docker image maintained by the project author

## Common Use Cases

- Team scratchpad for architecture notes and pair debugging
- Temporary collaborative coding snippets during incident response
- Classroom or workshop live note editing
- Internal docs drafting where ephemeral documents are acceptable
- Lightweight self-hosted alternative to online paste/edit tools

## Dependencies for Deployment

### Deployment Dependencies

| Dependency | Details |
|---|---|
| Docker Image | `ekzhang/rustpad@sha256:536b63883b2661f31de580df438427f2b799f9284bf9f908708ea3b5d231b585` |
| Public Port | `3030` |
| Required Env Vars | `PORT` |
| Optional Env Vars | `EXPIRY_DAYS`, `SQLITE_URI`, `RUST_LOG` |
| Default Storage | In-memory document state |
| Optional Persistence | SQLite file via `SQLITE_URI` (recommended with Railway volume) |
| Health Check | `/` |
| Extra Services | None |

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