---
title: "Deploy Toybox"
description: "Toybox is a BSD-licensed collection of Linux command-line utilities"
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/toybox
---

# Deploy Toybox

Toybox is a BSD-licensed collection of Linux command-line utilities

**[Deploy Toybox on Railway](https://railway.com/template/toybox)**

- **Creator:** SuperSlowSloth
- **Category:** Other

## Template content

### tianon/toybox

- **Image:** tianon/toybox
- **Start command:** `sleep infinity`

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Toybox on Railway

Toybox is a BSD-licensed collection of Linux command-line utilities in a single binary. Used as the default tools in Android, it provides over 200 commands like ls, grep, find, and sed for lightweight debugging.

## About Hosting Toybox

Deploy Toybox on Railway for a minimal shell environment accessible via SSH. Useful for debugging, network testing, and running scripts between services.

## Common Use Cases

- Lightweight debugging environment
- Network connectivity testing
- Running shell scripts
- Diagnosing service issues

## Dependencies for Toybox Hosting

- None (standalone image)

### Deployment Dependencies

- [Toybox Docker Image](https://hub.docker.com/_/toybox)

## Usage
![Copy SSH Command](https://files.catbox.moe/qt6a9c.png)

1. Deploy the Toybox template to your Railway project
2. Right-click the service and select **Copy SSH Command**
3. Paste the command in your terminal to connect

## Why Deploy Toybox 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 Toybox 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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