Deploy and Host WorldWideView on Railway

About Hosting WorldWideView on Railway

WorldWideView runs as a Dockerized Next.js + Cesium app, while PostgreSQL is provisioned as a companion service. Railway handles service networking, HTTPS domain routing, and zero-config internal DNS between services.

Tech Stack

• Next.js 16 (standalone server)
• React 19 + CesiumJS/Resium
• Prisma ORM
• PostgreSQL 18
• Docker image deployment via GHCR

Why Deploy WorldWideView on Railway

Railway provides fast image-based deployment, managed PostgreSQL, built-in public domains, and private service networking, making it ideal for one-click hosting of an interactive geospatial web platform.

Common Use Cases

• Real-time global situational awareness dashboards
• Flight, maritime, and conflict-data visualization
• Internal intelligence or monitoring map portals
• Demo/staging environments for plugin-driven geospatial apps

Deployment Notes

• App service is HTTP and listens on port 3000.
• Public domain is attached to the app service; root responds via redirect (307) and resolves to 200 with redirect-follow.
• Health endpoint is available at /api/health and returns 200.
• PostgreSQL is required; app uses DATABASE_URL from the Postgres service reference.
• AUTH_SECRET must be set (template uses Railway secret generation).
• No startCommand override is required; upstream image entrypoint is used.

Dependencies for WorldWideView on Railway

WorldWideView requires a PostgreSQL backend service for Prisma migrations and runtime data access.

Deployment Dependencies