---
title: "Deploy sightglass"
description: "A self-hosted Steam market analysis & charting platform."
category: "Analytics"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/sightglass
---

# Deploy sightglass

A self-hosted Steam market analysis & charting platform.

**[Deploy sightglass on Railway](https://railway.com/template/sightglass)**

Machine-readable deploy manifest (JSON, validated by TemplateCI): https://railway.com/deploy/sightglass/manifest.json

- **Creator:** spec's Projects
- **Category:** Analytics
- **Total deploys:** 2

## Template content

### sightglass-server https://cdn.noahmartineau.com/8cXzM/3-_439.png/raw

- **Image:** spec88/sightglass-server:latest

### Postgres https://devicons.railway.app/i/postgresql.svg

- **Image:** ghcr.io/railwayapp-templates/postgres-ssl:18

### sightglass-client https://cdn.noahmartineau.com/8cXzM/3-_439.png/raw

- **Image:** spec88/sightglass-client:latest
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Sightglass on Railway

Sightglass is a self-hosted platform for analyzing over 150,000 Steam games & demos. Own data for game reviews, tags, estimated revenue, languages, release dates, and more. Built for developers, publishers, and marketers who need high customizability and efficiency.

## About Hosting Sightglass

Sightglass runs on a client-server architecture, with a PostgreSQL database for storing data.

## Common Use Cases

- Finding gaps in the current Steam market
- Estimating game sales/revenue
- Comparing performances of different genres, price ranges, review count, etc.

## Dependencies for Sightglass Hosting

- NodeJS
- ExpressJS
- NextJS
- Apache eCharts

## Why Deploy Sightglass on Railway?


Instead of paying a hefty subscription fee to a third party to supply you with Steam analytics, own the data yourself and customize what you want to see. 


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