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must remain stable across restarts", "secret": true, "strategy": "generate", "generate": "random_base64_32" }, { "key": "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER", "service": "n8nio/n8n", "description": "Default admin username for Basic Auth", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "admin" }, { "key": "N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL", "service": "n8nio/n8n", "description": "Public base URL for the n8n editor", "secret": false, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "railway_domain" }, { "key": "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE", "service": "n8nio/n8n", "description": "Enables Basic Auth to protect the n8n editor and API", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "true" }, { "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE", "service": "n8nio/n8n", "description": "Database name provided by Railway Postgres plugin", "secret": false, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "reference_variable" }, { "key": "DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD", "service": "n8nio/n8n", "description": "Database password provided by Railway Postgres plugin", "secret": true, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "reference_variable" }, { "key": "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD", "service": "n8nio/n8n", "description": "Secure random admin password generated by Railway", "secret": true, "strategy": "generate", "generate": "strong_password" }, { "key": "N8N_REINSTALL_MISSING_PACKAGES", "service": "n8nio/n8n", "description": "Automatically reinstalls missing community nodes on startup", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "true" }, { "key": "N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS", "service": "n8nio/n8n", "description": "Enforces secure permissions on n8n settings files", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "true" }, { "key": "PGDATA", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Location where the database will be initialized", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata" }, { "key": "PGHOST", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Railway Private Domain Name.", "secret": false, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "railway_private_domain" }, { "key": "PGPORT", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Port to connect to Postgres.", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "5432" }, { "key": "PGUSER", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Required variable for Data panel", "secret": false, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "reference_variable" }, { "key": "PGDATABASE", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Required variable for the data panel.", "secret": false, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "reference_variable" }, { "key": "PGPASSWORD", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Required variable for Data panel", "secret": true, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "reference_variable" }, { "key": "POSTGRES_DB", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Default database created when image is started.", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "railway" }, { "key": "DATABASE_URL", "service": "Postgres", "description": "URL to connect to Postgres database.", "secret": false, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "railway_private_domain" }, { "key": "POSTGRES_USER", "service": "Postgres", "description": "User to connect to Postgres DB", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "postgres" }, { "key": "SSL_CERT_DAYS", "service": "Postgres", "description": "SSL certificate expiry in days.", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "820" }, { "key": "POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Password to connect to DB", "secret": true, "strategy": "generate", "generate": "strong_password" }, { "key": "DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Public URL to connect to Postgres database, used by the Data panel.", "secret": false, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "reference_variable" }, { "key": "RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT_DRAINING_SECONDS", "service": "Postgres", "description": "Allow Postgres to cleanly shut down", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "60" }, { "key": "WAHA_API_KEY", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "**Primary API key** used to authenticate API calls to WAHA. It’s auto-generated using Railway’s `secret()` function for uniqueness and security.", "secret": true, "strategy": "generate", "generate": "random_base64_32" }, { "key": "WAHA_BASE_URL", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Base URL of your deployed WAHA instance. It’s automatically set to use your Railway private domain.", "secret": false, "strategy": "railway_provided", "railway_source": "railway_private_domain" }, { "key": "WAHA_PRINT_QR", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Whether to print QR codes in logs for manual session pairing (`False` by default).", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "False" }, { "key": "WAHA_LOG_LEVEL", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Log verbosity level (`info` by default).", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "info" }, { "key": "WAHA_LOG_FORMAT", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Format of application logs (`JSON` for structured output).", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "JSON" }, { "key": "WAHA_MEDIA_STORAGE", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Storage backend for files and media (`LOCAL` by default).", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "LOCAL" }, { "key": "WHATSAPP_FILES_FOLDER", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Path to the folder where WhatsApp files are stored (`/app/.media`).", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "/app/.media" }, { "key": "WAHA_DASHBOARD_ENABLED", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Enables the management dashboard (`True` by default).", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "True" }, { "key": "WHATSAPP_START_SESSION", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Name of the WhatsApp session that is automatically started on service boot.", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "default" }, { "key": "WAHA_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Dashboard password, automatically generated during deployment.", "secret": true, "strategy": "generate", "generate": "strong_password" }, { "key": "WAHA_DASHBOARD_USERNAME", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Username for the WAHA web dashboard (default: `admin`).", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "admin" }, { "key": "WHATSAPP_DEFAULT_ENGINE", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Default WhatsApp automation engine (`WEBJS`). Supports connecting multiple WhatsApp accounts.", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "WEBJS" }, { "key": "WHATSAPP_FILES_LIFETIME", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Lifetime (in seconds) before media files are deleted. `0` means no expiration.", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "0" }, { "key": "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_ENABLED", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Enables the Swagger API documentation (`True` by default).", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "True" }, { "key": "WAHA_LOCAL_STORE_BASE_DIR", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Base directory used to persist WhatsApp session data on disk.", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "/local/.sessions" }, { "key": "WAHA_RESTART_ALL_SESSIONS", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Forces all existing WhatsApp sessions to restart when WAHA starts.", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "True" }, { "key": "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Password to access the Swagger UI, automatically generated and unique per deployment.", "secret": true, "strategy": "generate", "generate": "strong_password" }, { "key": "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_USERNAME", "service": "devlikeapro/waha", "description": "Username to access the Swagger UI (default: `admin`).", "secret": false, "strategy": "default", "default": "admin" } ], "deploy": { "mcp": { "server": "railway", "tool": "deploy_template", "args": { "template_code": "waha-n8n" } }, "cli": "railway deploy --template waha-n8n", "api": { "method": "POST", "path": "/graphql/v2", "body": { "query": "mutation templateDeploy($input: TemplateDeployV2Input!) { templateDeployV2(input: $input) { projectId workflowId } }", "variables": { "input": { "templateId": "6fefd3e6-8ba4-4e21-89ec-dca11a9e71a6", "serializedConfig": { "services": { "0cc48157-f5b8-46bf-974d-aaeccc4eed22": { "icon": "https://devicons.railway.com/i/n8n.svg", "name": "n8nio/n8n", "deploy": { "startCommand": "", "healthcheckPath": "/healthz" }, "source": { "image": "n8nio/n8n" }, "variables": { "PORT": { "description": "Internal port used by n8n", "defaultValue": "5678" }, "DB_TYPE": { "description": "Informs n8n to use PostgreSQL as the database backend", "defaultValue": "postgresdb" }, "WEBHOOK_URL": { "description": "Public URL used to register and receive webhooks", "defaultValue": "https://${{ RAILWAY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN }}" }, "NODE_OPTIONS": { "description": "Increases Node.js memory limit (in MB)", "defaultValue": "--max_old_space_size=8192" }, "N8N_TRUST_PROXY": { "description": "Trusts Railway reverse proxy headers (required for HTTPS and correct URLs)", "defaultValue": "true" }, "RAILWAY_RUN_UID": { "description": "Runs container as root, required to access volume at /home/node/.n8n/nodes, where nodes are saved", "defaultValue": "0" }, "DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST": { "description": "Database host provided by Railway Postgres plugin", "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGHOST }}" }, "DB_POSTGRESDB_USER": { "description": "Database user provided by Railway Postgres plugin", "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGUSER }}" }, "N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY": { "description": "Encryption key for credentials; must remain stable across restarts", "defaultValue": "{{N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY}}" }, "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER": { "description": "Default admin username for Basic Auth", "defaultValue": "admin" }, "N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL": { "description": "Public base URL for the n8n editor", "defaultValue": "https://${{ RAILWAY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN }}" }, "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE": { "description": "Enables Basic Auth to protect the n8n editor and API", "defaultValue": "true" }, "DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE": { "description": "Database name provided by Railway Postgres plugin", "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGDATABASE }}" }, "DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD": { "description": "Database password provided by Railway Postgres plugin", "defaultValue": "${{ Postgres.PGPASSWORD }}" }, "N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD": { "description": "Secure random admin password generated by Railway", "defaultValue": "{{N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD}}" }, "N8N_REINSTALL_MISSING_PACKAGES": { "description": "Automatically reinstalls missing community nodes on startup", "defaultValue": "true" }, "N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS": { "description": "Enforces secure permissions on n8n settings files", "defaultValue": "true" } }, "networking": { "serviceDomains": { ":5678": { "port": 5678 } } }, "volumeMounts": { "0cc48157-f5b8-46bf-974d-aaeccc4eed22": { "mountPath": "/home/node/.n8n" } } }, "35f140a6-46b5-4db2-8165-5224e8684b09": { "icon": "https://devicons.railway.app/i/postgresql.svg", "name": "Postgres", "build": {}, "deploy": { "requiredMountPath": "/var/lib/postgresql/data" }, "source": { "image": "ghcr.io/railwayapp-templates/postgres-ssl:17" }, "variables": { "PGDATA": { "isOptional": false, "description": "Location where the database will be initialized", "defaultValue": "/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata" }, "PGHOST": { "isOptional": false, "description": "Railway Private Domain Name.", "defaultValue": "${{RAILWAY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}" }, "PGPORT": { "isOptional": false, "description": "Port to connect to Postgres.", "defaultValue": "5432" }, "PGUSER": { "isOptional": false, "description": "Required variable for Data panel", "defaultValue": "${{ POSTGRES_USER }}" }, "PGDATABASE": { "isOptional": false, "description": "Required variable for the data panel.", "defaultValue": "${{POSTGRES_DB}}" }, "PGPASSWORD": { "isOptional": false, "description": "Required variable for Data panel", "defaultValue": "${{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}" }, "POSTGRES_DB": { "isOptional": false, "description": "Default database created when image is started.", "defaultValue": "railway" }, "DATABASE_URL": { "isOptional": false, "description": "URL to connect to Postgres database.", "defaultValue": "postgresql://${{PGUSER}}:${{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}@${{RAILWAY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}:5432/${{PGDATABASE}}" }, "POSTGRES_USER": { "isOptional": false, "description": "User to connect to Postgres DB", "defaultValue": "postgres" }, "SSL_CERT_DAYS": { "isOptional": true, "description": "SSL certificate expiry in days.", "defaultValue": "820" }, "POSTGRES_PASSWORD": { "isOptional": false, "description": "Password to connect to DB", "defaultValue": "{{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}" }, "DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL": { "description": "Public URL to connect to Postgres database, used by the Data panel.", "defaultValue": "postgresql://${{PGUSER}}:${{POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}@${{RAILWAY_TCP_PROXY_DOMAIN}}:${{RAILWAY_TCP_PROXY_PORT}}/${{PGDATABASE}}" }, "RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT_DRAINING_SECONDS": { "isOptional": false, "description": "Allow Postgres to cleanly shut down", "defaultValue": "60" } }, "networking": { "tcpProxies": { "5432": {} }, "serviceDomains": {} }, "volumeMounts": { "35f140a6-46b5-4db2-8165-5224e8684b09": { "mountPath": "/var/lib/postgresql/data" } }, "haTemplateCode": "postgres-ha", "haConversionConfig": { "edge": { "label": "Reverse Proxy", "options": [ 2, 3, 4, 5 ], "nodeLabel": "HAProxy", "description": "Routes traffic to the primary", "defaultValue": 3 }, "replica": { "label": "Replicas", "options": [ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ], "nodeLabel": "Postgres", "description": "Streaming replicas for automatic failover", "defaultValue": 2 }, "internal": { "label": "Coordinator Nodes", "options": [ 3, 5, 7, 9 ], "nodeLabel": "etcd", "defaultValue": 3 }, "description": "This will convert your Postgres database to an HA cluster with Patroni failover and etcd consensus." } }, "afdf6484-3c4f-40ee-b901-5aaed7be5f5e": { "icon": "https://waha.devlike.pro/images/logo.svg", "name": "devlikeapro/waha", "deploy": { "healthcheckPath": "/ping" }, "source": { "image": "devlikeapro/waha" }, "variables": { "WAHA_API_KEY": { "description": "**Primary API key** used to authenticate API calls to WAHA. It’s auto-generated using Railway’s `secret()` function for uniqueness and security.", "defaultValue": "{{WAHA_API_KEY}}" }, "WAHA_BASE_URL": { "description": "Base URL of your deployed WAHA instance. It’s automatically set to use your Railway private domain.", "defaultValue": "http://${{RAILWAY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}" }, "WAHA_PRINT_QR": { "description": "Whether to print QR codes in logs for manual session pairing (`False` by default).", "defaultValue": "False" }, "WAHA_LOG_LEVEL": { "description": "Log verbosity level (`info` by default).", "defaultValue": "info" }, "WAHA_LOG_FORMAT": { "description": "Format of application logs (`JSON` for structured output).", "defaultValue": "JSON" }, "WAHA_MEDIA_STORAGE": { "description": "Storage backend for files and media (`LOCAL` by default).", "defaultValue": "LOCAL" }, "WHATSAPP_FILES_FOLDER": { "description": "Path to the folder where WhatsApp files are stored (`/app/.media`).", "defaultValue": "/app/.media" }, "WAHA_DASHBOARD_ENABLED": { "description": "Enables the management dashboard (`True` by default).", "defaultValue": "True" }, "WHATSAPP_START_SESSION": { "description": "Name of the WhatsApp session that is automatically started on service boot.", "defaultValue": "default" }, "WAHA_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD": { "description": "Dashboard password, automatically generated during deployment.", "defaultValue": "{{WAHA_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD}}" }, "WAHA_DASHBOARD_USERNAME": { "description": "Username for the WAHA web dashboard (default: `admin`).", "defaultValue": "admin" }, "WHATSAPP_DEFAULT_ENGINE": { "description": "Default WhatsApp automation engine (`WEBJS`). Supports connecting multiple WhatsApp accounts.", "defaultValue": "WEBJS" }, "WHATSAPP_FILES_LIFETIME": { "description": "Lifetime (in seconds) before media files are deleted. `0` means no expiration.", "defaultValue": "0" }, "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_ENABLED": { "description": "Enables the Swagger API documentation (`True` by default).", "defaultValue": "True" }, "WAHA_LOCAL_STORE_BASE_DIR": { "description": "Base directory used to persist WhatsApp session data on disk.", "defaultValue": "/local/.sessions" }, "WAHA_RESTART_ALL_SESSIONS": { "description": "Forces all existing WhatsApp sessions to restart when WAHA starts.", "defaultValue": "True" }, "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD": { "description": "Password to access the Swagger UI, automatically generated and unique per deployment.", "defaultValue": "{{WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD}}" }, "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_USERNAME": { "description": "Username to access the Swagger UI (default: `admin`).", "defaultValue": "admin" } }, "networking": { "serviceDomains": { ":8080": { "port": 8080 } } }, "volumeMounts": { "afdf6484-3c4f-40ee-b901-5aaed7be5f5e": { "mountPath": "/local" } } } } } } } } } }, "post_deploy": { "healthcheck": { "service": "n8nio/n8n", "method": "GET", "path": "/healthz", "expect_status": 200 } }, "resources": { "expected_services": 3, "needs_volume": true }, "generated_at": "2026-09-21T16:15:12.787Z", "generator_version": "0.1.0", "status": "validated", "validated_at": "2026-09-20T19:48:35.315Z", "success_rate_30d": 1, "validation": { "last_run_id": "run_ba3fdb856bf34761a559", "checks": [ { "name": "workflow_completed", "passed": true }, { "name": "all_services_deployed", "passed": true }, { "name": "healthcheck", "passed": true }, { "name": "stays_up", "passed": true } ], "typical_ready_seconds": 81, "typical_build_seconds": 0, "typical_start_seconds": 24, "slowest_service": "n8nio/n8n" } }