Deploy and Host Telegram Desktop in your browser on Railway

The Telegram Desktop app running in the cloud and streamed to any browser. Stay signed in on an always-on session you can open from any computer, with your session and downloads kept on a volume.

About Hosting Telegram Desktop in your browser

The template runs the open source LinuxServer.io image telegram:latest as one Railway service. Telegram Desktop runs inside a minimal desktop and is streamed to your browser over Railway's HTTPS domain on port 3000. HTTP basic auth protects it with CUSTOM_USER and a generated PASSWORD that you copy from the service Variables. A volume is mounted at /config, so your session, downloads and settings survive restarts and redeploys. The first boot takes a minute or two.

Common Use Cases

An always-on Telegram desktop session you can open from any device
Using Telegram on computers where you cannot install apps
Keeping large downloads and files in the cloud instead of on your laptop

Dependencies for Telegram Desktop in your browser Hosting

No other services: one container plus a volume
Any modern browser on the device you open it from

Implementation Details

Open the Railway domain and sign in with CUSTOM_USER and PASSWORD; Telegram Desktop opens full screen. Upload and download files and copy and paste between your device and the cloud through the side panel. Give the service at least 1 GB of memory. Image: lscr.io/telegram:latest (https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-telegram).

Why Deploy Telegram Desktop in your browser 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 Telegram Desktop in your browser 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.