---
title: "Deploy Sanic WebSocket Chat"
description: "Single-file Sanic app with the  WebSocket + full chat frontend embedded."
category: "Starters"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/sanic-websocket-chat
---

# Deploy Sanic WebSocket Chat

Single-file Sanic app with the  WebSocket + full chat frontend embedded.

**[Deploy Sanic WebSocket Chat on Railway](https://railway.com/template/sanic-websocket-chat)**

- **Creator:** Clement Ochieng's Projects
- **Category:** Starters
- **Total deploys:** 2

## Template content

### sanic-websocket-chat

- **Source:** Oclemy/sanic-websocket-chat

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Sanic WebSocket Chat on Railway

Hello, this is a real-time multi-user chat application built with Python's Sanic framework and native WebSockets. App's features include color-coded usernames, typing indicators, auto-reconnect, chat history persistence, and a responsive dark-themed UI — all in a single file.

## About Hosting Sanic WebSocket Chat

Hosting a WebSocket chat app requires a platform that supports persistent, long-lived connections rather than just traditional HTTP request-response cycles. Sanic's async architecture handles thousands of concurrent WebSocket connections efficiently on a single process. Railway simplifies deployment by auto-detecting the Python runtime, injecting the `PORT` environment variable, and providing a public HTTPS domain with automatic WSS (secure WebSocket) upgrade support — no reverse proxy or TLS configuration needed. Push your repo, and Railway handles the rest.

## Common Use Cases

- Live group chat rooms for communities, classrooms, or team collaboration
- Learning resource for students exploring WebSocket protocols and async Python
- Foundation for real-time features like notifications, live dashboards, or multiplayer game lobbies

## Dependencies for Sanic WebSocket Chat Hosting

- Python 3.10+
- Sanic 23.12.1
- websockets 12.0

### Deployment Dependencies

- [Sanic Documentation](https://sanic.readthedocs.io/)

### Implementation Details

The entire application is a single `app.py` file with the frontend HTML/CSS/JS embedded inline. The server manages connected clients via an in-memory dictionary and broadcasts messages through `asyncio.gather`. The entry point reads Railway's `PORT` environment variable:

```python
port = int(os.environ.get("PORT", 8080))
app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=port, auto_reload=False)
```

## Why Deploy Sanic WebSocket Chat 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 Sanic WebSocket Chat 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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