Deploy and Host World of Claudecraft on Railway

About Hosting World of Claudecraft on Railway

World of Claudecraft runs on Railway as a two-service Docker deployment: a single game server container serves the built browser client, REST API, and WebSocket world loop, while Railway Postgres stores accounts, characters, chat logs, social data, and world state.

Tech Stack

• TypeScript / Node.js game server
• Vite-built browser client
• WebSocket multiplayer world loop
• PostgreSQL persistence
• Docker image deployment on Railway

Why Deploy World of Claudecraft on Railway

Railway provides managed Postgres, automatic HTTPS domains, persistent database volumes, and simple Docker image deploys. The template starts a playable browser MMO without source-based builds or manual server provisioning.

Common Use Cases

• Host a small private WoW-classic-style browser MMO realm
• Test multiplayer combat, chat, quests, parties, trading, duels, markets, and talents
• Run a persistent demo realm for friends or community playtesting
• Experiment with the project while keeping state in managed Postgres

Deployment Notes

The app service uses the prebuilt Docker Hub image xiaosong233/world-of-claudecraft-railway:latest and listens on port 8787; keep PORT=8787 so Railway routes HTTP and WebSocket traffic correctly. DATABASE_URL must point at the Postgres service. No start command override is required because the image CMD copies bundled media into place and starts dist-server/server.cjs. Game/player state is persisted in Postgres; the app container itself does not require an app volume. Do not set ALLOW_DEV_COMMANDS on public deployments.

Dependencies for World of Claudecraft on Railway

World of Claudecraft requires one HTTP app service and one Postgres database service. The app depends on the database being reachable through DATABASE_URL.

Deployment Dependencies