Sim Studio
A lightweight, user-friendly platform for building AI agent workflows.
realtime
simstudioai/realtime:latest
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pgvector
pgvector/pgvector:pg17
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/var/lib/postgresql/data
migrations
simstudioai/migrations:latest
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simstudio
simstudioai/simstudio:latest
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Deploy and Host Sim Studio on Railway
Sim Studio is a lightweight, user-friendly platform for building AI agent workflows. It provides an intuitive interface for creating, managing, and deploying AI-powered automation workflows with support for local and cloud-based models.
About Hosting Sim Studio
Deployment Steps
All required settings are pre-configured, but there are many other configuration options for LLMs, emails, etc.
- Import the template and wait for all services to be running
- Make sure the
migrations
service shows asCOMPLETED
before continuing, otherwise you won’t be able to register! - Click on the
simstudio
service and visit the domain (you can also add your own!) - Click on Start now on the homepage and create an account
For more configuration options, take a look at the .env.example file for the most important ones, or the .env.ts file for an extensive list*. (*it seems many of these variables are unused or deprecated!)
Post-Deployment Setup
If you wish to prevent other users accessing your server, you can set the DISABLE_REGISTRATION
environment variable to true
.
Dependencies for Sim Studio Hosting
Deployment Dependencies
Service | Version | Purpose | Source Image |
---|---|---|---|
simstudio | latest | Main app | GitHub |
realtime | latest | Socket.io server | GitHub |
migrations | latest | Database migrations | GitHub |
pgvector | 17 | Database | Docker Hub |
Resource Requirements
- Memory: 5GB+ recommended
- CPU: Low
- Storage: Database grows with usage
Troubleshooting
For common issues and community support, visit the Railway Community Forum.
Template Changelog
10 July, 2025
- Initial template release
Common Use Cases
- Customer Support Automation - Build AI workflows that automatically categorize support tickets, generate responses, and route inquiries to appropriate teams
- Content Creation Pipelines - Create workflows that generate blog posts, social media content, or marketing materials using AI models with human review steps
- Data Processing & Analysis - Automate data collection, cleaning, and analysis workflows that process files, APIs, and databases with AI-powered insights
- Lead Qualification - Design workflows that automatically score leads, enrich contact data, and trigger personalized outreach based on AI analysis
- Document Automation - Build workflows that generate contracts, reports, or documentation by combining templates with AI-generated content
- Social Media Management - Create automated posting schedules, content optimization, and engagement monitoring across multiple platforms
- Email Campaign Optimization - Develop workflows that personalize email content, optimize send times, and analyze campaign performance using AI
- Research & Summarization - Automate information gathering from multiple sources and generate comprehensive summaries or reports
Why Deploy Sim Studio 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 Sim Studio 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.
Template Content
pgvector
pgvector/pgvector:pg17migrations
ghcr.io/simstudioai/migrations:latestsimstudio
ghcr.io/simstudioai/simstudio:latest