Deploy and Host Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on Railway

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, also known as Jammy Jellyfish, is a stable long-term support Linux distribution based on Debian. This template provides a lightweight Ubuntu environment on Railway with persistent storage and SSH access, making it useful for diagnostics, testing, development tasks, scripts, and isolated Linux workflows.

About Hosting Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Deploying Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on Railway uses the official Ubuntu Docker image in a containerized environment. Railway handles infrastructure, networking, deployments, and scaling, so you can run an Ubuntu-based service without managing a server manually. A persistent volume can be mounted to retain files, configuration, logs, and project data across restarts and redeployments. SSH access through Railway makes it easy to inspect the environment, install packages, run commands, debug issues, test workflows, or use the container as a simple cloud-hosted Ubuntu workspace.

Common Use Cases

Running diagnostics, debugging commands, and inspecting Linux environments
Testing scripts, packages, binaries, or Ubuntu-specific workflows
Creating a lightweight development sandbox with persistent storage
Running background tasks, tools, or simple services that need an Ubuntu shell

Dependencies for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Hosting

Official Ubuntu Docker image: ubuntu:22.04
Railway CLI for SSH access and diagnostics
Railway Volume for persistent storage

Deployment Dependencies

Official Ubuntu Docker image: https://hub.docker.com/_/ubuntu
Railway CLI: https://docs.railway.com/guides/cli
Railway SSH guide: https://docs.railway.com/guides/ssh
Railway Volumes: https://docs.railway.com/reference/volumes

SSH Usage

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the necessary setup in place:

The Railway CLI installed on your local machine
Logged in with your Railway account using:

railway login

Usage

You can copy the exact SSH command directly from the Railway dashboard:

Navigate to your project in the Railway dashboard.
Right-click on the service you want to connect to.
Select Copy SSH Command from the dropdown menu.
Paste the command into your local terminal to connect to the running Ubuntu container.

Once connected, you can run Linux commands, inspect files, install packages, test scripts, or debug your Railway service from inside the Ubuntu environment.

Implementation Details

Use the official Ubuntu 22.04 image as the base image:

FROM ubuntu:22.04

If your template includes persistent storage, mount a Railway Volume at a path such as /data and store files, logs, or generated artifacts there so they survive restarts and redeployments.

Why Deploy Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 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.