Deploy and Host TREK on Railway

About Hosting TREK on Railway

TREK is a self-hosted collaborative travel planner. Railway runs the official Docker image with managed networking and simple environment configuration, so you can launch quickly without managing servers.

Tech Stack

• Node.js 22 + Express backend
• React + Vite frontend (served by the same container)
• SQLite database
• WebSocket real-time collaboration

Why Deploy TREK on Railway

• Fast Docker-based deployment from the official image
• Automatic TLS and public domain provisioning
• Easy environment variable management
• Simple redeploy workflow for updates

Common Use Cases

• Family trip planning with shared itineraries
• Group travel collaboration with live updates
• Personal itinerary, budget, and packing management
• Lightweight self-hosted PWA travel organizer

Deployment Notes

• TREK listens on container port 3000; set PORT=3000.
• Keep startCommand unset to use the upstream image entrypoint.
• This deployment uses mauriceboe/trek:2.7.0.
• JWT_SECRET should be generated as a strong random value.
• WebSocket upgrades on /ws are required for real-time sync.
• Live deployment URL: https://trek-production-2c20.up.railway.app.

Dependencies for TREK on Railway

This deployment requires only one HTTP application service.

Deployment Dependencies