---
title: "Deploy thorough-youth"
description: "Deploy and Host thorough-youth with Railway"
category: "Analytics"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/thorough-youth
---

# Deploy thorough-youth

Deploy and Host thorough-youth with Railway

**[Deploy thorough-youth on Railway](https://railway.com/template/thorough-youth)**

- **Category:** Analytics

## Template content

### openclaw-railway-template

- **Source:** iamaravindh/openclaw-railway-template

## Documentation

# 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](https://t.me/BotFather) on Telegram
- **Discord Bot Token** — obtained from the [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications)

### Deployment Dependencies

- [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications) — create and configure your Discord bot
- [Telegram BotFather](https://t.me/BotFather) — generate a Telegram bot token
- [Railway Volumes Documentation](https://docs.railway.com/reference/volumes) — 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:**
```bash
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.

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