How do I deploy thorough-youth on Railway?

You can deploy thorough-youth on Railway by clicking the "Deploy Now" button on this page. Railway will automatically set up all the necessary services and configurations for you.

What are the system requirements?

Railway handles all the infrastructure requirements. You only need a web browser to deploy and manage your application.

Is this template free to use?

Yes, this template is free to use within your existing Railway account.

Can I customize this template?

Yes, you can fully customize this template. After deployment, you will have full control of what you've deployed in your Railway project.

How do I get support for this template?

You can get support through our community forum: thorough-youth-002c616e, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host thorough-youth on Railway

About Hosting thorough-youth

Openclaw is a self-hosted AI gateway and chat platform that connects to messaging services like Telegram and Discord. Hosting it on Railway involves running a Node.js-based container that serves the Openclaw Gateway and a Control UI, backed by a persistent volume so your configuration, credentials, and memory survive redeploys. A built-in /setup wizard lets you onboard without running any CLI commands — just deploy, visit the setup URL, enter your bot tokens, and you're live.

Common Use Cases

Host a personal or team AI assistant reachable via Telegram or Discord
Run a self-hosted AI gateway with full control over your data and credentials
Deploy a persistent AI agent that retains memory and state across restarts

Dependencies for thorough-youth Hosting

Railway Volume — mounted at /data for persistent state (config, credentials, workspace)
SETUP_PASSWORD environment variable — protects the /setup onboarding wizard
Telegram Bot Token — obtained from @BotFather on Telegram
Discord Bot Token — obtained from the Discord Developer Portal

Deployment Dependencies

Discord Developer Portal — create and configure your Discord bot
Telegram BotFather — generate a Telegram bot token
Railway Volumes Documentation — for persistent storage setup

Implementation Details

Required environment variables:

SETUP_PASSWORD=your_secret_password
OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR=/data/.openclaw
OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=/data/workspace

Optional:

OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=your_generated_secret

Local smoke test before deploying:

docker build -t openclaw-railway-template .

docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 \
  -e PORT=8080 \
  -e SETUP_PASSWORD=test \
  -e OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR=/data/.openclaw \
  -e OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=/data/workspace \
  -v $(pwd)/.tmpdata:/data \
  openclaw-railway-template

Then visit http://localhost:8080/setup with password test to verify the wizard works before pushing to Railway.

Why Deploy thorough-youth 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 thorough-youth 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.