Deploy and Host Stirling Image on Railway

About Hosting Stirling Image on Railway

Stirling Image runs as a single Docker service on Railway using a pinned upstream image. Deployment is image-only and keeps setup simple.

Tech Stack

• Stirling Image (web UI + API)
• SQLite (embedded database)
• Railway runtime and public HTTPS domain

Why Deploy Stirling Image on Railway

• Fast image-based deployment without server maintenance
• Managed HTTPS domain and edge routing
• Simple environment-variable driven configuration

Common Use Cases

• Self-hosted image conversion and compression
• Background removal and OCR workflows
• Internal team media preprocessing portal

Deployment Notes

• Uses pinned upstream image: stirlingimage/stirling-image:1.7.5
• HTTP service listens on port 1349 with PORT=1349
• Authentication is enabled with bootstrap admin credentials
• Add a volume mount to /data if persistent state is required

Dependencies for Stirling Image on Railway

This deployment requires only one HTTP service and no external database.

Deployment Dependencies