Deploy and Host Umami Analytics on Railway

Umami is a simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics. One-click deploy on Railway with a PostgreSQL companion database.

About Hosting

Umami provides a powerful analytics platform with:

Real-time data and dashboard
Unlimited websites and events
Multiple language support
Tracking code for websites
REST API for data access
PostgreSQL backend for reliability
Docker-based deployment on any platform

Deploying on Railway means you get automatic HTTPS, persistent storage, and continuous updates.

Why Deploy Umami

Umami is one of the most popular open-source analytics solutions because it offers:

Zero cost — completely free and open source (MIT)
Privacy focused — no cookies, GDPR compliant
Lightweight — minimal impact on page load times
Real-time analytics — see visitors as they browse
Unlimited data — no artificial caps on events or sites
Self-hosted — full control over your data

Common Use Cases

Website Analytics — track visitors, page views, events without Google
Privacy Compliance — GDPR-friendly analytics that doesn't require cookie banners
Multiple Sites — manage analytics for many websites from one dashboard
Open Source Projects — self-hosted analytics for your projects

Dependencies for Umami

Deployment Dependencies

The template deploys two services:

Service	Path	Description
`umami`	`Dockerfile`	Analytics web app on port 3000 (`ghcr.io/umami-software/umami:postgresql-latest`)
`postgres`	`postgres/Dockerfile`	PostgreSQL 16 (Alpine) sibling with persistent volume at `/var/lib/postgresql` (PGDATA=`/var/lib/postgresql/data`)

The Railway dashboard creates both services automatically when this template deploys. No external database or third-party service is required.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Default	Required
DATABASE_URL	PostgreSQL connection string	`postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres.railway.internal:5432/umami`	Yes
HASH_SALT	Secret salt for hashing (auto-generated)	`${{secret(32)}}`	Yes
PORT	Port Umami listens on	`3000`	No

Getting Started

After deployment:

Wait for both services to become healthy
Access your Umami instance via the generated public URL
Log in with the default credentials — username admin, password umami
Change the default password immediately via Settings > Profile > Password

Note: The initial admin credentials (admin / umami) are seeded during the database migration and cannot be customized via environment variables. You must change the password through the UI or the /api/me/password endpoint after first login.

License

Umami is licensed under the MIT License.