---
title: "Deploy ZERO Paper Runtime"
description: "Paper-first ZERO runtime for self-custodial onchain operations."
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/zero-paper-runtime
---

# Deploy ZERO Paper Runtime

Paper-first ZERO runtime for self-custodial onchain operations.

**[Deploy ZERO Paper Runtime on Railway](https://railway.com/template/zero-paper-runtime)**

- **Creator:** zero
- **Category:** Other
- **Total deploys:** 4

## Template content

### zero

- **Source:** https://github.com/zero-intel/zero
- **Start command:** `/app/scripts/railway_start.sh`
- **Health check:** /health
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host ZERO Paper Runtime on Railway

ZERO is an autonomous operating system for self-custodial onchain operations. This template launches the public paper runtime: health checks, durable journal storage, delayed intelligence endpoints, live Hyperliquid public prices, and safety-first operator diagnostics without requiring exchange private keys.

## About Hosting ZERO Paper Runtime

The template deploys the Apache-2.0 ZERO runtime from GitHub, builds from the public Dockerfile, mounts a persistent Railway volume at `/data`, and exposes the HTTP service with `/health` as the readiness check. It is intentionally paper-first: live market data can be used for evaluation, but order execution remains simulated unless an operator deliberately provisions a separate live setup with custody, preflight, reconciliation, and kill-switch controls.

## Common Use Cases

- Try ZERO in a browser-accessible hosted paper environment.
- Evaluate public health, market quote, journal, and delayed intelligence APIs.
- Share a reproducible operator demo with contributors before running locally.

## Dependencies for ZERO Paper Runtime Hosting

- Railway project and volume provisioned by this template.
- Public GitHub repository: https://github.com/zero-intel/zero
- Public Hyperliquid market data. No exchange private keys are required.

### Deployment Dependencies

- Repository: https://github.com/zero-intel/zero
- Documentation: https://github.com/zero-intel/zero/blob/main/docs/railway-template.md
- Runtime health check: `/health`

### Implementation Details

Default environment values keep the template safe for public evaluation:

```text
ZERO_MODE=paper
ZERO_JOURNAL_PATH=/data/decisions.jsonl
ZERO_DEPLOYMENT_ID=zero-railway-public-paper
ZERO_HYPERLIQUID_LIVE_PRICES=1
ZERO_INTELLIGENCE_API_ACCOUNT_ID=acct_railway
```

## Why Deploy ZERO Paper Runtime 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 ZERO Paper Runtime on Railway, you get a one-click hosted operator runtime that can be inspected, shared, and torn down without local setup or custody risk.

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